William Twining

General Jurisprudence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the implications of globalisation for the theoretical study of law, justice, and human rights.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 1109g
• ISBN-13: 9780521505932
• ISBN-10: 0521505933
• Artikelnr.: 26204114

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.