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Fifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy ... More

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The law is full of stories, ranging from the competing narratives presented at trials to the Olympian historical narratives set forth in Supreme ... More

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This is the first book that attempts to analyze and define the methodology and values of contemporary accounts of adjudication, which can be divided ... More

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How are we to understand the concept of a right? Is there a relation between rights in law and their moral counterparts? If so, how are we to account ... More

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The author argues for an understanding of judging that rejects foundationalism (the effort to ground legal thought on something), attempts to carve ... More

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This book provides a systematic analysis of the concept of form in legal systems.

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"Throughout the history of moral, political, and legal philosophy, many have portrayed passions and emotions as being opposed to reason and good ... More

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The game-theoretic analysis of rights forms a rapidly growing field of study to which this book makes an important contribution. Van Hees combines ... More

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Three questions concerning modern legal thought provide the framework for "It's All in the Game": What should judges do? What do judges do? What can ... More

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Studies in Legal Logic is a collection of nine interrelated papers about the logic, epistemology and ontology of law. All of the papers were written ... More

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This book brings together a group of international scholars, many of whom have already contributed to the debate on toleration, and who are offering ... More

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From Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, "The Idea of Justice" is a refreshing alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice. Is ... More

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A landmark work of political and legal philosophy, Ronald Dworkin's Taking Rights Seriously was acclaimed as a major work on its first publication in ... More

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Political theorists agree that justice is a fundamental political value but disagree profoundly about its proper analysis and philosophical ... More

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This study works out the legal and political implications of Jurgen Habermas's theoretical approach, bringing to fruition the project announced more ... More

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America is driven by vengeance in Aladjem's timely analysis, and the fate of democratic justice hangs in the balance.

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Must-read classic from the brilliant French economist and philospher.

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The concept of practical reason is central to contemporary thought on ethics and the philosophy of law - acting well means acting for good reasons. ... More

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A collection of provocative, in-depth debates between Jurgen Habermas and a wide range of his critics relating to the philosopher's contribution to ... More

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Is it fair to leave the next generation a public debt? Is it defensible to impose legal rules on them through constitutional constraints? From ... More

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What is law? This question has preoccupied philosophers from Plato to Thomas Hobbes to H. L. A. Hart. Yet many others find it perplexing. How could ... More

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The concept of causation is fundamental to ascribing moral and legal responsibility for events. Yet the relationship between causation and ... More

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A rich and intriguing contribution to the debate over punishment and restorative justice.

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The idea of due process of law is recognised as the cornerstone of domestic legal systems, and in this book Larry May makes a powerful case for its ... More

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Most liberal societies are deeply committed to a principle of free speech. At the same time, however, there is evidence that some kinds of speech ... More

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