The Philosophy of Law : An Encyclopedia

ISBN-13: 9780815313441 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 1000 str.

Christopher B. Gray

Opis

This volume offers systematic and sustained coverage of the many dimensions of legal thought and gives full expression to the true breadth and depth of the philosophy of law. Coverage includes: the modes of knowing and the kinds of normativity used in the law; studies in international, constitutional, criminal, administrative, persons and property, contracts and tort law including their historical origins and worldwide ramifications; current legal cultures such as common law and civilian, European, and Aboriginal; influential jurisprudents and their biographies; all influential schools and methods; and coverage of all major historical, cultural, and geographical settings for legal philosophy. A thorough understanding of any legal issue necessitates an acquaintance with its antecedents and its corollaries. Thus, added to the consideration of current legal cultures outside of North America are treatments of other periods significant to legal thinking, such as the Hellenistic, the 16th century, or the Federalist.

Recenzje

"...one of the best [subject encyclopaedias] I have seen yet...It is well planned, well executed, well indexed, well written and easy to use, Even non-specialist libraries will find this useful for such perennials as rights and liberty, evidence, and oaths." -- Reference Reviews
"The material for a good subject encyclopedia is here..." -- Booklist/RBB
"...a valuable supplement to the minimal information provided in legal dictionaries. On the whole, an indispensable resource for scholars, undergraduates, and graduate students in philosophy and law." -- Choice
"A remarkeble achievement." -- The Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence
"The quality of subject encyclopedias has come a long way in recent years, and this is one of the best I have seen yet. It is well planned, well executed, well indexed, well written and easy to use. Even non-specialist libraries will find this useful for such perennials as rights and liberty, evidence, and oaths." -- Social Sciences

Spis treści

Volume I: Introduction, Subject List by Topic, Contributors, The Encyclopedia, Volume II: The Encyclopedia Index of Names, Index of Cases, Index of Legislation and Legislative-Type Materials, Index of Topics.

O autorze

Christopher Berry Gray is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal. he has also taught at Nazareth College of Kentucky, and The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He received his doctorate in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 1970, and graduated with a baccalaureate in civil law in 1978, as well as a bachelor's degree in the common law from McGill University in the following year.
Dr. Gray has published more than forty articles and chapters concerning law and philosophy in such journals as the Rechtsphilosophie, Cahiers de droit, Eurocriminology, and Rivista internazionale di filosofia del diritto. He has also published an English translation of Maurice Hauriou's La Science Sociale Traditionnelle (University Press at Ann Arbor), and has edited Philosophical Reflections on the United States Constitution for Edwin Mellen.