Jurisprudence category: 1225 books

C'est dans l'analyse de l'agir communicationnel que résident le sens et la portée des réflexions que Jürgen Habermas a développées et cultivées quant au droit (et au constitutionnalisme). Il faut en conséquence, avec attention et lucidité, examiner cette matrice philosophique et épistémologique,...

El lector de esta obra se encuentra ante un hecho extraordinario, único en México y muy poco frecuente en país alguno. Un texto jurídico que alcanza su edición número cincuenta con 436,000 ejemplares vendidos. La primera edición se remonta a 1940 y hoy en día sigue siendo libro de texto en...

The April 2018 issue, Number 6, is the annual Developments in the Law special issue. The topic of this extensive contribution is "More Data, More Problems," including specific focus on the role of technology companies in government surveillance; standing, surveillance, and tech companies;...

Este libro explica las técnicas necesarias para resolver los casos jurisprudenciales, como son las sentencias, las tesis aisladas y jurisprudencias, por lo cual resulta útil para una mejor comprensión de las decisiones judiciales y para formular una crítica objetiva y fundamentada. Para su aplicación...

There is no book of political strategy more canonical than Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, but few ethicists would advise policymakers to treat it as a bible. The lofty ideals of the law, especially, seem distant from the values that the word "Machiavellian" connotes, and judges are supposed to...

Philip Selznick's wide-ranging writings engaged with fundamental questions concerning society, politics, institutions, law, and morals. Never confined by a single discipline or approach, he proved himself a major figure across a range of fields including sociology, organizations and institutions,...

The intersections of law and contemporary culture are vital for comprehending the meaning and significance of law in today’s world. Far from being unsophisticated mass entertainment, comics and graphic fiction both imbue our contemporary culture, and are themselves imbued, with the concerns of law...

The contents of Number 6 (Apr. 2014) include scholarly articles and student research, as well as as the extensive, annual survey of Developments in the Law. This year's subject is SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. Topics include "Pro-Gay and Anti-Gay Speech in Schools," "Transgender...

Lord Rodger of Earlsferry was a distinguished judge and scholar. He was a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the author of many high quality law journal articles and two books. Written in memory of Lord Rodger, this collection contains 47 essays by Lord Rodger's friends and colleagues...

WINNER OF THE 2015 IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD IN POLITICS/CURRENT EVENTS **The Ecology of Law Fritjof Capra and Ugo Mattei argue that at the root of many of the environmental, economic, and social crises we face today is a legal system based on an obsolete worldview. Capra, a bestselling...

In a consolidated democracy, amnesties and pardons do not sit well with equality and a separation of powers; however, these measures have proved useful in extreme circumstances, such as transitions from dictatorships to democracies, as has occurred in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Focusing on Spain,...

The very first book dedicated to Slavoj Zizek’s theoretical treatment of law, this book gathers widely recognized Zizek scholars as well as legal theorists to offer a sustained analysis of the place of law in Zizek’s work. Whether it is with reference to symbolic law, psychoanalytical law, religious...

Offensive street speech--racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened--is surprisingly common in our society. Many argue that this speech is so detestable that it should be banned under law. But is this an area covered by the First Amendment...

Il y a deux constitutionnalismes. La constitution naturelle, historique, traditionnelle est éparse, non codifiée: elle résulte de l’écoulement du temps et de la sédimentation au fil du temps; tandis que la constitution moderne, codifiée, volontariste est systématique, synthétique: elle est...