William Twining: General Jurisprudence

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This book explores how globalisation influences the understanding of law. Adopting a broad concept of law and a global perspective, it critically reviews mainstream Western traditions of academic law and legal theory. Its central thesis is that most processes of so-called 'globalisation' take place at sub-global levels and that a healthy cosmopolitan discipline of law should encompass all levels of social relations and the legal ordering of these relations. It illustrates how the mainstream Western canon of jurisprudence needs to be critically reviewed and extended to take account of other legal traditions and cultures. Written by the one of the foremost scholars in the field, this important work presents an exciting alternative vision of jurisprudence. It challenges the traditional canon of legal theorists and guides the reader through a field undergoing seismic changes in the era of globalisation. This is essential reading for all students of jurisprudence and legal theory.

Über den Autor

William Twining is Quain Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus of University College London. He has worked extensively in Eastern Africa, the Commonwealth and the United States and is a leading proponent of broader approaches to the study of law. His recent books include Globalisation and Legal Theory (2000) and The Great Juristic Bazaar (2002) to which this is a successor.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: 1. Jurisprudence, globalisation and the discipline of law: the need for a new general jurisprudence; 2. Analytical jurisprudence in a global context; 3. Mapping law: families, civilisations, cultures, and traditions; 4. Constructing conceptions of law: beyond Hart, Tamanaha and Llewellyn; 5. Normative jurisprudence, utilitarianism, and theories of justice; 6. Human rights as moral, political and legal rights; 7. Meeting the challenges to human rights as moral rights: Griffin, Tasioulas and Sen; 8. Empirical dimensions of law and justice; Part II: 9. Diffusion of law: a global perspective; 10. Surface law; 11. Is law important? Law and the Millennium Development Goals; 12. The significance of non-state law; 13. Human rights: Southern voices; 14. Conclusion.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Recht
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780521738095
ISBN-10:	0521738091
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Twining, William
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	244 x 170 x 29 mm
Von/Mit:	William Twining
Erscheinungsdatum:	08.05.2013
Gewicht:	0,927 kg