Law in perspective : ethics, society and critical thinking /
Encourages critical, responsible and creative thinking about law as a system of ideas and as a social institution. It explores the relationships between law, logic and science, examines the socio- economic role of law and asks what role the legal system plays in alleviating contemporary social probl...
| Основен автор: | Head, Michael, 1952- |
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| Други автори: | Mann, Scott, 1952- |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Sydney, NSW :
UNSW Press,
2005.
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| Серия: |
James Bennett Etitle.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=163945 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Law in perspective. |
Съдържание:
- CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; SECTION ONE: LOGIC, SCIENCE AND LAW; CHAPTER 1 Basic concepts of logical reasoning; CHAPTER 2 Legal reasoning; CHAPTER 3 Formal fallacies and fallacies of relevance; CHAPTER 4 Weak induction and presumption; CHAPTER 5 Science and statistics; CHAPTER 6 Causation and the precautionary principle; CHAPTER 7 Theoretical hypotheses; SECTION TWO: ETHICS, SOCIAL THEORY AND LAW; CHAPTER 8 Metaethics, rights and equality; CHAPTER 9 Normative ethics; CHAPTER 10 Natural law and legal positivism; CHAPTER 11 Liberalism; CHAPTER 12 Marxism and law.
- CHAPTER 13 Efficiency and the marketCHAPTER 14 Regulating the market; CHAPTER 15 Is the market just?; CHAPTER 16 Inheritance and returns to assets; SECTION THREE: LAW AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS; CHAPTER 17 Tort law reform; CHAPTER 18 Freedom of the will and criminal culpability; CHAPTER 19 Crime and punishment; CHAPTER 20 Terrorism and democratic rights; CHAPTER 21 Refugees and the nation-state; Notes; Index.