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The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law brings together specially commissioned essays by twenty-six of the foremost legal theorists currently writing, to provide a state-of-the-art overview of jurisprudential scholarship. Each author presents an account of the contending views and scholarly debates animating their field of enquiry as well as setting the agenda for further study. This landmark publication will be essential reading for anyone working in legal theory and of interest to legal scholars generally, philosophers, and legal theorists looking for a starting point towards understanding current jurisprudential thinking.

Notes on the Contributors ; 1. Natural Law: The Classical Tradition ; 2. Natural Law: The Modern Tradition ; 3. Exclusive Legal Positivism ; 4. Inclusive Legal Positivism ; 5. Formalism ; 6. Adjudication ; 7. Constitutional and Statutory Interpretation ; 8. Methodology ; 9. Legal and Political Philosophy ; 10. Authority ; 11. Reasons ; 12. Rights ; 13. Law and Obligations ; 14. Responsibility ; 15. Philosophy of the Common Law ; 16. Philosophy of Private Law ; 17. Philosophy of Tort Law ; 18. Philosophy of Contract Law ; 19. Philosophy of Property Law ; 20. The Philosophy of Criminal Law ; 21. Philosophy of International Law ; 22. Law and Language ; 23. Law and Objectivity ; 24. Law, Sexual Orientation, and Gender ; Index

Author(s)	Edited by Jules Coleman (, Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale Law School), Scott Shapiro (, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University).
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN	9780199270972
Format	Paperback / softback
Pages	1072
Published in	United Kingdom
Published	22 Jan 2004
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