Modern jurisprudence embodies two distinct traditions of thought about the nature of law. The first adopts a scientific approach which assumes that all legal phenomena possess universal characteristics that may be used in the analysis of any type of legal system. The main task of the legal philosopher is to disclose and understand such characteristics, which are thought to be capable of establishment independently of any moral or political values which the law might promote, and of any other context-dependent features of legal systems. Another form of jurisprudential reflection views the law...
Modern jurisprudence embodies two distinct traditions of thought about the nature of law. The first adopts a scientific approach which assumes that al...
Legal regulation of the environment is often construed as a collection of legislated responses to the problems of modern living. Treated as such, -environmental law- refers not to a body of distinctive juristic ideas (such as one might find in contract law or tort) but to a body of black-letter rules out of which a distinct jurisprudence might grow. This book challenges the accepted view by arguing that environmental law must be seen not as a mere instrument of social policy, but as a historical product of surprising antiquity and considerable sophistication. Environmental law, it is argued,...
Legal regulation of the environment is often construed as a collection of legislated responses to the problems of modern living. Treated as such, -env...
Legal regulation of the environment is often construed as a collection of legislated responses to the problems of modern living. Treated as such, -environmental law- refers not to a body of distinctive juristic ideas (such as one might find in contract law or tort) but to a body of black-letter rules out of which a distinct jurisprudence might grow. This book challenges the accepted view by arguing that environmental law must be seen not as a mere instrument of social policy, but as a historical product of surprising antiquity and considerable sophistication. Environmental law, it is argued,...
Legal regulation of the environment is often construed as a collection of legislated responses to the problems of modern living. Treated as such, -env...
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This book will teach you the laws that create a powerful and lasting style. You will discover that simple things can have a major effect on how you're...
The second edition of this book provides a concise and accessible guide to modern jurisprudence, offering an examination of the major theories as well as highlighting principal themes such as legality and justice. Together with new material, the second edition explores the historical developments and ideas that give modern thinking its distinctive shape. A key feature of the book is that readers are not simply presented with opposing theories, but are guided through the rival standpoints on the basis of a coherent line of reflection from which an overall sense of the subject can be gained....
The second edition of this book provides a concise and accessible guide to modern jurisprudence, offering an examination of the major theories as well...
