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This book provides a selective and somewhat cheeky account of prominent positions in legal theory, such as American legal realism, modern legal positivism, sociological systems theory, institutionalism and critical legal studies. It presents a relational approach to law and a new perspective on legal sources.
The book explores topics of legal theory in a playful manner. It is written and composed in a way that refutes the widespread prejudice that legal theory is a dreary subject, with a cast of characters that occasionally interact in order to illustrate the claims of the book.
Legal experts claim to know what the law is. Legal theory-or jurisprudence-explores whether such claims are warranted. The discipline first emerged at the turn of the 20th century, when the self-confidence of both legal scholarship and judicial craftsmanship became severely shattered, but the crisis continues to this day.
The book explores topics of legal theory in a playful manner. It is written and composed in a way that refutes the widespread prejudice that legal theory is a dreary subject, with a cast of characters that occasionally interact in order to illustrate the claims of the book.
Legal experts claim to know what the law is. Legal theory-or jurisprudence-explores whether such claims are warranted. The discipline first emerged at the turn of the 20th century, when the self-confidence of both legal scholarship and judicial craftsmanship became severely shattered, but the crisis continues to this day.
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Index
A
Alexy, R.
injustice of law here
principles as optimisation rules here
American legal realism
authority of law as part of morality here
circular concepts here
comprehensive form of reductionism here
focus on causal forces here
judicial observance of rules here
objection to the prediction theory here
pragmatic approach to the determination of real law here
principles of legality here
reconstructive task of jurisprudence here
relationship between āstimulusā and āresponseā here
replacement of formalism here, here
ātranscendental nonsenseā here
Austin, J.
authority of law independent of morality here
bindingness of the law here
command theory here, here, here
failure to perceive the problem of formalism here
understanding of legal obligation here
Authority of law
authority based on morality compared here
Dworkinās alternative approach to positivism here
formalism here
modern legal positivism here, here
service conception (Raz) here
B
Balkin, J. here
Basic Norm hereāhere, hereāhere
Bergbohm, K. here
C
Cohen, F.S.
main representative of American legal realism here
moral objectives here
pragmatic approach to the determination of real law here, here
ātranscendental nonsenseā here
Command theory here, here, here
Common law
relation to community morality here
fragmentation of reasoned decisions here
āConceptual jurisprudenceā here, here, here
Concrete legal concepts here
Constitutional theory
work of Carl Schmitt here
Critical Legal Studies
āall law is politicsā here
crisis of confidence for practical reason here
detachment of knowledge from law as an object of study here
embrace of individual freedom here
emphasis on indeterminacy of law here
āindividualisticā and āaltruisticā ways of thinking in private law here
relevance of moral insight for legal knowledge here
ārule-choicesā here
Customary law
formalism here
modern legal positivism here
sources of law here
D
De Saussure, F. here
Discretion
American legal realism here
Dworkinās theory of rights here, here
formalism here, here
Kelsenās approach here
modern legal positivism here
work of Carl Schmitt here, here
Due process here, here
Dworkin, R.
application of rules here
characterisation of legal positivism here
dismantling of legal positivism here
exercise of judgement as key here
law as integrity here
law as self-reflective process of constructive interpretation here
legal knowledge here
post-positivism here
principles and policies distinguished here
relevance of principles here
response of German legal theory here
...Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Preface
- Contents
- Legal Knowledge
- Mild and Wild Formalism
- American Legal Realism
- Modern Legal Positivism
- The Demise of Modern Legal Positivism
- Objective Spirit
- Rupture
- The Legal Relation
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright Page