General jurisprudence :
Twining, William L.
General jurisprudence : understanding law from a global perspective William Twining. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xxiii, 517 p. ; 26 cm. - Law in context . - Law in context. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [452]-504) and index.
Jurisprudence, globalisation and the discipline of law : the need for a new general jurisprudence -- Analytical jurisprudence in a global context -- Mapping law : families, civilisations, cultures, and traditions -- Constructing conceptions of law : beyond Hart, Tamanaha and Llewellyn -- Normative jurisprudence, utilitarianism, and theories of justice -- Human rights as moral, political and legal rights -- Meeting the challenges to human rights as moral rights: Griffin, Tasioulas and Sen -- Empirical dimensions of law and justice -- Diffusion of law : a global perspective -- Surface law -- Is law important? : law and the millennium development goals -- The significance of non-state law -- Human rights : southern voices -- Conclusion -- Some basic concepts -- Elusive isms : instrumentalism, pluralism, scientism, realism -- Law teaching as a vocation.
9780521505932 (hbk.) 0521505933 (hbk.) 9780521738095 (pbk.) 0521738091 (pbk.)
2008053264
GBA8D1046 bnb
014821359 Uk
Jurisprudence.
Law--Philosophy.
Law and globalization.
Legal positivism.
K230.T875 / .T88 2009
340.1 TWI
General jurisprudence : understanding law from a global perspective William Twining. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xxiii, 517 p. ; 26 cm. - Law in context . - Law in context. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [452]-504) and index.
Jurisprudence, globalisation and the discipline of law : the need for a new general jurisprudence -- Analytical jurisprudence in a global context -- Mapping law : families, civilisations, cultures, and traditions -- Constructing conceptions of law : beyond Hart, Tamanaha and Llewellyn -- Normative jurisprudence, utilitarianism, and theories of justice -- Human rights as moral, political and legal rights -- Meeting the challenges to human rights as moral rights: Griffin, Tasioulas and Sen -- Empirical dimensions of law and justice -- Diffusion of law : a global perspective -- Surface law -- Is law important? : law and the millennium development goals -- The significance of non-state law -- Human rights : southern voices -- Conclusion -- Some basic concepts -- Elusive isms : instrumentalism, pluralism, scientism, realism -- Law teaching as a vocation.
9780521505932 (hbk.) 0521505933 (hbk.) 9780521738095 (pbk.) 0521738091 (pbk.)
2008053264
GBA8D1046 bnb
014821359 Uk
Jurisprudence.
Law--Philosophy.
Law and globalization.
Legal positivism.
K230.T875 / .T88 2009
340.1 TWI
