TY  - BOOK
AU  - Twining,William L.
TI  - General jurisprudence: understanding law from a global perspective 
T2  - Law in context
SN  - 9780521505932 (hbk.)
AV  - K230.T875 .T88 2009
U1  - 340.1 TWI 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Jurisprudence
KW  - Law
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Law and globalization
KW  - Legal positivism
N1  - 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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UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008053264-b.html
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