Applied Legal Philosophy: Applied Legal Philosophy
About the Book Series
The principal objective of this series is to encourage the publication of books which adopt a theoretical approach to the study of particular areas or aspects of law, or deal with general theories of law in a way which is directed at issues of practical, moral and political concern in specific legal contexts. The general approach is both analytical and critical and relates to the socio-political background of law reform issues. This series includes studies of all the main areas of law, presented in a manner which relates to the concerns of specialist legal academics and practitioners. Each book makes an original contribution to an area of legal study while being comprehensible to those engaged in a wide variety of disciplines. Their legal content is principally Anglo-American, but a wide-ranging comparative approach is encouraged and authors are drawn from a variety of jurisdictions.
Legitimizing Human Rights: Secular and Religious Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Angus J.L. Menuge
June 30, 2020
When does the exercise of an interest constitute a human right? The contributors to Menuge’s edited collection offer a range of secular and religious responses to this fundamental question of the legitimacy of human rights claims. The first section evaluates the plausibility of natural and ...
Liquid Society and Its Law
1st Edition
By Jiří Přibáň
June 30, 2020
This collection of essays brings together Zygmunt Bauman and a number of internationally distinguished legal scholars who examine the influence of Bauman's recent works on social theory of law and socio-legal studies. Contributors focus on the concept of 'liquid society' and its adoption by legal ...
Indigenous Sovereignty and the Democratic Project
1st Edition
By Steven Curry
February 25, 2020
Liberal democracies are predicated on popular sovereignty - the ideal of government for and by the People. Throughout the developed world indigenous peoples continue to deny legitimacy to otherwise popular governments because their consent has never been sought. Using examples from Australia, New ...
Legal Evidence and Proof: Statistics, Stories, Logic
1st Edition
Edited
By Henry Prakken, Hendrik Kaptein
June 05, 2019
As a result of recent scandals concerning evidence and proof in the administration of criminal justice - ranging from innocent people on death row in the United States to misuse of statistics leading to wrongful convictions in The Netherlands and elsewhere - inquiries into the logic of evidence and...
Religious Liberty and the Law: Theistic and Non-Theistic Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Angus J. L. Menuge
March 21, 2019
Questions of religious liberty have become flashpoints of controversy in virtually every area of life around the world. Despite the protection of religious liberty at both national and supranational levels, there is an increasing number of conflicts concerning the proper way to recognize it –&...
Self-Constitution of European Society: Beyond EU politics, law and governance
1st Edition
Edited
By Jiří Přibáň
May 11, 2018
Recent social and political developments in the EU have clearly shown the profound structural changes in European society and its politics. Reflecting on these developments and responding to the existing body of academic literature and scholarship, this book critically discusses the emerging notion...
Legal Symbolism: On Law, Time and European Identity
1st Edition
By Jiří Přibáň
October 09, 2017
Jirà Pribán's book contributes to the field of systems theory of law in the context of European legal and political integration and constitution-making. It puts recent European legislative efforts and policies, especially the EU enlargement process, in the context of legal theory and philosophy. ...
The Logic of Constitutional Rights
1st Edition
By Eric Heinze
September 14, 2017
Individual rights raise endless conflicts and spawn intricate standards and policies. Increasing involvement by courts has added still greater complexity. It would seem that few meaningful principles can unite an area of law plagued by such uncertainty. In this book the author argues that a fixed ...
Expertise in Regulation and Law
1st Edition
Edited
By Gary Edmond
May 16, 2017
This collection of essays examines the multi-faceted roles of experts and expertise in and around contemporary legal and regulatory cultures. The essays illustrate the complexity intrinsic to the production and use of expert knowledge, particularly during transition from specialist communities to ...
Ethics and Law of Intellectual Property: Current Problems in Politics, Science and Technology
1st Edition
By Christian Lenk, Nils Hoppe
March 16, 2017
Divided into three parts, this edited volume gives an overview of current topics in law and ethics in relation to intellectual property. It addresses practical issues encountered in everyday situations in politics, research and innovation, as well as some of the underlying theoretical concepts. In ...
Humanity, Freedom and Feminism
1st Edition
By Jill Marshall
February 27, 2017
While some feminists seek to use ideas of the 'universal human subject' to include women, others argue that such ideas are intrinsically masculine and exclude the feminine. This book analyzes and critiques 'second wave' feminists who discuss how philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle, Descartes, ...
Law's Task: The Tragic Circle of Law, Justice and Human Suffering
1st Edition
By Louis E. Wolcher
February 27, 2017
What is the ultimate task of law? This deceptively simple question guides this volume towards a radically original philosophical interpretation of law and justice. Weaving together the philosophical, jurisprudential and ethical problems suggested by five general terms - thinking, human suffering, ...