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Math on Trial
Basic Books 2013; US$ 26.99In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Even the simplest numbers can become powerful forces when manipulated by journalists, politicians or other public figures, but in the case of the law your liberty?and your life?can depend on the right calculation. Math on Trial tells the story of ten trials in which mathematical arguments were used?and disastrously... more...
Aristotle and The Philosophy of Law
Springer 2013; US$ 99.99The book presents a new focus on the legal philosophical texts of Aristotle, which offers a much richer frame for the understanding of practical thought, legal reasoning and political experience. It allows understanding how human beings interact in a complex world, and how extensive the complexity is which results from humans own power of... more...
Politics, Postmodernity and Critical Legal Studies
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 63.95This timely and assured book provides a unique guide to critical legal studies which is one of the most exciting developments within contemporary jurisprudence. It is the first book to systematically apply a critical philosophy to the substance of common law. The book develops a coruscating and interdisciplinary overview of the politics and cultural... more...
Carl Schmitt und Álvaro d'Ors: Briefwechsel.
Duncker & Humblot 2012; US$ 47.44Hauptbeschreibung Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) unterhielt zeitlebens eine beeindruckend umfangreiche Korrespondenz. Seine Briefpartner waren höchst unterschiedlich. Es zählten dazu sowohl Künstler, wie Gelehrte aller Art, insbesondere juristische Kollegen als auch sonstige Persönlichkeiten. Ein Teil seiner Korrespondenz, nämlich die mit Ernst Jünger... more...
Positionen und Begriffe Carl Schmitts.
Duncker & Humblot 2012; US$ 23.73Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Der mehrdeutige Carl Schmitt II. Über »Positionen« und Begriffe III. Grundprägungen Carl Schmitts 1. Der Katholik - 2. Der Etatist - 3. Der Nationalist IV. Der Konvertit 1933-1936 V. Abschied vom Kampf mit Weimar - Genf - Versailles Namen- und Autorenverzeichnis Rezension »Quaritsch gelingt eine sehr sorgfältige,... more...
Philosophy of Law
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 35.95Philosophy of Law: An Introduction provides an ideal starting point for students of philosophy and law as it assumse no prior knowledge of either subject. The book is structured around the key issues and themes in the philosophy of law, including: what is the law? - exploring the major legal theories of realism, positivism and natural law... more...
Ronald Dworkin
Stanford University Press 2012; US$ 27.95Ronald Dworkin is widely accepted as the most important and most controversial Anglo-American jurist of the past forty years. And this same-named volume on his work has become a minor classic in the field, offering the most complete analysis and integration of Dworkin's work to date. This third edition offers a substantial revision of earlier texts... more...
Hegel's Political Philosophy
Edinburgh University Press 2012; US$ 104.00Thom Brooks takes Hegels system of speculative philosophy seriously to explore his theories of property, punishment, morality, law, monarchy, war, democracy and history. This new edition includes two new chapters on Hegel's theories of democracy and history and responds to criticisms to the first edition. more...
Re-reading Foucault: On Law, Power and Rights
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 125.00Law, Rights and Power: Re-Reading Foucault is the first collection in English to fully address the relevance of Foucault?s thought for law. Michel Foucault is the best known and most cited of the late twentieth-century?s ?theory? academics. His work continues to animate a range of different critical work across intellectual disciplines in the arts,... more...
Law, Virtue and Justice
Hart Publishing Limited 2012; US$ 111.60In the last few years there has been an increasing interest in virtue theory among legal scholars. 'Virtue jurisprudence' has emerged as a serious candidate for a theory of law and adjudication. This book explores the relevance of virtue theory to law from a variety of perspectives. more...









