Foundations Of Law
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Foundations Of Law
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Author : Adam J. MacLeod
language : en
Publisher: Ingram
Release Date : 2017
Foundations Of Law written by Adam J. MacLeod and has been published by Ingram this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Jurisprudence categories.
Foundations of Law is designed to help law and pre-law students make sense of law in a changeful age. It is founded upon the conviction of the English jurist William Blackstone that students who intend to study law need both technical instruction in law and liberal education in the history and jurisprudential concepts of law. The book considers the enduring nature of law and its relationship to equity and justice with the assistance of the authors of what we today call the Great Books. It also emphasizes enduring aspects of legal practice: the role of logic; the meaning and importance of conscience and of due process; different approaches to textual interpretation; and the relation of law to other normative concepts (such as morality and religion) and to science (such as economics). The book surveys classic writings concerning law and justice--for example, the works of Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas. It contains writings that are foundational to Anglo-American legal norms and institutions--Blackstone, Bentham, Locke, the Federalists, Lincoln, Holmes, and others. It includes helpful analytical insights from influential jurisprudence scholars--Austin, Hart, Hohfeld, Dworkin, and Finnis, among others. Most uniquely, it matches each of those writings with constitutions, declarations, statutes, judicial decisions, and other legal and political texts (even a letter from jail) that illustrate and reinforce the key lessons drawn from the great works. The book does not leave students adrift in abstractions. It provides a solid grounding for understanding and practicing law in a rapidly-changing world. Combines technical instruction in law with liberal education in the history and jurisprudential concepts of law. Provides a solid grounding in the enduring characteristics of law to enable students to understand and practice law in a rapidly-changing world. Surveys the great books concerning law, equity, and justice. Uniquely matches each great book excerpt with judicial decisions, statutes, proclamations, and other legal materials to illustrate how foundational concepts recur in contemporary legal norms and institutions and to illustrate and reinforce the key lessons drawn from the great works. Emphasizes enduring aspects of legal practice: the role of logic; the meaning and importance of conscience and of due process; different approaches to textual interpretation; and the relation of law to other normative concepts (such as morality and religion) and to science (such as economics). Surveys classic writings concerning law and justice--for example, the works of Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas. Surveys writings that are foundational to Anglo-American legal norms and institutions--for example, the works of Blackstone, Bentham, Locke, the Federalists, Lincoln, and Holmes. Includes helpful analytical insights from influential jurisprudence scholars--Austin, Hart, Hohfeld, Dworkin, and Finnis, among others. Opens each chapter with reading questions to assist beginning students. Follows readings with notes to direct more advanced students to additional reading and further lines of inquiry.
Philosophical Foundations Of The Law Of Equity
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Author : Dennis Klimchuk
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-02
Philosophical Foundations Of The Law Of Equity written by Dennis Klimchuk and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-02 with Law categories.
The law of Equity, a latecomer to the field of private law theory, raises fundamental questions about the relationships between law and morality, the nature of rights, and the extent to which we are willing to compromise on the rule of law ideal to achieve social goals. In this volume, leading scholars come together to address these and other questions about underlying principles of Equity and its relationship to the common law: What relationships, if any, are there between the legal, philosophical, and moral senses of 'equity'? Does Equity form a second-order constraint on law? If so, is its operation at odds with the rule of law? Do the various theories of Equity require some kind of separation of law and equity-and, if they do, what kind of separation? The volume further sheds light on some of the most topical questions of jurisprudence that are embedded in the debate around 'fusion'. A noteworthy addition to the Philosophical Foundations series, this volume is an important contribution to an ongoing debate, and will be of value to students and scholars across the discipline.
Foundations Of Law And Education Law
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Author : W. Bray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Foundations Of Law And Education Law written by W. Bray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Educational law and legislation categories.
Historical And Theological Foundations Of Law
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Author : John Eidsmoe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Historical And Theological Foundations Of Law written by John Eidsmoe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Christianity and law categories.
What is the Law? Where does it get its authority? With unparalleled scope and minute detail, Historical &Theological Foundations of Law studies the earliest origins of Law in the legal systems of ancient societies all across the earth, explores their common threads and differences, traces their development through history, and notes common trends that should cause hope or alarm today. Volume I: Ancient Wisdom. Book I, The Foundation begins by exploring the laws of ancient civilizations: Egyptian stability, Babylonian precision, Persian enlightenment, Indian philosophy, Chinese Taoism/Buddhism/Confucianism, Polynesian kapu, Incan absolutism and efficiency, Mayan oligarchy, Aztec judicial independence, Cheyenne volunteerism, and the Iroquois Confederacy's sage balancing of power. How did these systems arise? What are the trends? Polytheism to monotheism, or monotheism to polytheism? Decentralization or centralization of power? Fewer laws or more laws? Gentleness or brutality? Book II, The Cornerstone, focuses on a unique people who many believe have influenced the world more than any other. In a canon of 39 books, the Hebrews established the Tanakh (Old Testament). How did the Hebrew constitution function, and upon what precepts was it based? Are the Ten Commandments truly the foundation of Western Law? Why is their influence so often overlooked today? Volume II: Classical and Medieval. Book III, The Structure, turns to Greece and Rome. Hailed as the birthplace of democracy, the Athenian system was unstable, inefficient, and short-lived. Nevertheless, Plato laid a philosophical basis for natural law, and Aristotle provided a foundation for justice. Rome had a genius for law and organization, but the constitutional constraints of the Republic gradually gave way to the Empire. However, the followers of Christ, once a persecuted minority, came to rule the Empire and put a Christian stamp on Roman law. Out of Roman law the rise of the Canon law of the Church occurs. The Sharia law of Islam is also surveyed. Book IV, The Centerpiece, begins with the Dark Ages--the darkness of the womb, out of which was born the Common Law. From the Celtic mists, with the Druids and their Brehon lawyers, St. Patrick and the Senchus Mor, the Anglo-Saxons in the forests of Germany with their witans and juries which they brought to Britain, Alfred the Great who began his Book of Dooms with the Ten Commandments, to the Norman Conquest and the warfare between the centralizing Norman kings and their opponents, the precepts and institutions of the Common Law took form. What is the Common Law? If it is so common, why is it so seldom defined? How does it relate to Canon law or civil law? And is it Christian, Roman, or a fusion of both? Volume III: Reformation and Colonial. Book V, The Pinnacle, examines the Lutheran and Calvinist Reformations, whereby the doctrines of justification by grace through faith and the priesthood of all believers led to republican concepts of government by consent of the governed, social contract, God-given rights, and justified resistance against tyranny. Constitutional jurists such as Selden, Milton, Coke, Althusius, Grotius, Locke, Montesquieu, and Blackstone fused Biblical theology with the Common Law. To take root and grow, the Common Law needed fresh soil. In Book VI, The Beacon, the Anglicans establish the Common Law in Jamestown and the Southern Colonies, Puritans in the New England Colonies, Presbyterians, Quakers, Catholics, and others in the Middle Colonies. In 1776 they took the ultimate republican step of declaring independence. When, in 1787, 55 delegates gathered in Independence Hall to draft a Constitution, they did not write on a blank slate. Rather, they were prepared with thousands of years of "echoes of Eden," Holy Writ, and the Common Law. The event, Washington said, was "in the hands of God." This book provides information and answers, but just as important are the questions it raises about the nature, purpose, and source of law. Jurists have articulated it, philosophers have theorized about it, theologians have explored the moral principles that underlie it. Statesmen have enacted it, judges have interpreted it, sheriffs have enforced it, soldiers have defended it, kings have implemented it. And then, after the fact, people have written about it, to try to explain what it is, and what it should be. This is a journey worth taking, for its insight into mankind's legal heritage. The truths contained in these volumes will reverberate to future generations who may well need reminding, even as needed today, of the foundations as well as the Founder of the unique American system of Law.
The Foundations Of Legal Liability Common Law Actions
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Author : Thomas Atkins Street
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
The Foundations Of Legal Liability Common Law Actions written by Thomas Atkins Street and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Actions and defenses categories.
Economic Foundations Of Law Second Edition
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Author : Stephen J. Spurr
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-06-24
Economic Foundations Of Law Second Edition written by Stephen J. Spurr and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-24 with Business & Economics categories.
Economic Foundations of Law (2nd ed.) provides an economic analysis of the major areas of the law: property law, torts, contracts, criminal law, civil procedure, corporation law and financial markets, taxation and labor law. In line with current trends in legal scholarship, discussion is focused on economic principles such as risk aversion, efficiency, opportunity cost, moral hazard, rent-seeking behaviour and economies of scale. Accessible, comprehensive and well written, this book uses extensive practical examples and explanations to illustrate key points. There are numerous applications to lawyers and the legal profession, with detailed discussions of subjects as diverse as the proposed market for transplantable human organs, the market for adoptions, the market for bail bonds, the unanticipated effects of Megan’s law, and issues of racial profiling. Fully updated and revised, a new chapter on labor law has also been included.
Foundations Of Criminal Law
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Author : Leo Katz
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1999
Foundations Of Criminal Law written by Leo Katz and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Criminal law categories.
"Featuring 48 tightly edited essays by leading legal scholars, philosophers, and social scientists, Foundations of Criminal Law is a comprehensive examination of the foundational elements of liability. The selections range in approach from classical to contemporary and cover such topics as theories of punishment, mental states, causation, justification and excuse and sentencing. A general introduction precedes each section, and each essay is followed by notes and questions designed to encourage readers to think analytically about the issues it raises. Unique in the depth and sophistication of its coverage, this collection makes an excellent text for courses in criminal law, legal philosophy, and jurisprudence"--Unedited summary from book cover.
Foundations Of Aviation Law
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Author : Michael W. Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Foundations Of Aviation Law written by Michael W. Pearson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Law categories.
Foundations of Aviation Law is an easy-reading general primer into the often complex world of aviation law, written for aviation students as well as legal professionals who are looking for broad-based, introductory coverage of the subject. The text begins with basic legal concepts that build a foundation for in-depth exploration of aviation-specific subject matter. This allows the instructor to utilize one text in situations where a basic foundation in law is required before moving into aviation law specifics. It includes citations to relevant and key court decisions that provide a solid underpinning for the student of aviation law. The book is divided into six general categories, with fifteen relevant sub-chapters, allowing focused learning into particular areas of law. Throughout it features chapter summaries, key word indices and review questions. The design easily allows instructors to develop syllabi that spotlight the specific area of law that they are interested in exploring, providing comprehensive coverage of both traditional introductory legal concepts and topical aviation subject matter.
The Foundations Of Legal Liability
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Author : Thomas Atkins Street
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
The Foundations Of Legal Liability written by Thomas Atkins Street and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Actions and defenses categories.
Foundations Of Corporate Law
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Author : Roberta Romano
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Foundations Of Corporate Law written by Roberta Romano and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Law categories.
This anthology of current corporate law material reflects the last decade's changes in business organization and legal scholarship. Covers such topics as capital markets, agency theory, state competition for corporate charters, boards of directors, shareholder voting rights, takeovers, and securities regulation.