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050 0 0 _aK230.T875
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082 0 0 _a340.1 TWI
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100 1 _aTwining, William L.
245 1 0 _aGeneral jurisprudence :
_bunderstanding law from a global perspective
_cWilliam Twining.
260 _aCambridge, UK ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2009.
300 _axxiii, 517 p. ;
_c26 cm.
490 1 _aLaw in context
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [452]-504) and index.
505 0 _aJurisprudence, 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.
650 0 _aJurisprudence.
650 0 _aLaw
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aLaw and globalization.
650 0 _aLegal positivism.
830 0 _aLaw in context.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008053264-t.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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