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General jurisprudence : : understanding law from a global perspective / William Twining.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Law in contextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2009Description: xxiii, 517 p. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780521505932 (hbk.)
  • 0521505933 (hbk.)
  • 9780521738095 (pbk.)
  • 0521738091 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.1 TWI 22
LOC classification:
  • K230.T875 .T88 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Reference Book Reference Book Alliance School of Law 340.1 TWI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Left without NOC Not for loan L03779
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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.

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