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Adam Smith als Rechtstheoretiker
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 98.00Adam Smith was not just a pioneer of political economy; he was also a moral philosopher who aspired to write a systematic theory of law. Though he never completed the project - he asked the executors of his estate to burn his notes - his major published works contain a multitude of passages from which significant portions of his legal theory can be... more...
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Morality of Legal Practice
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 79.00Explores how Martin Luther King, Jr built his advocacy on moral claims of love, justice and human nature. more...
Voluntary Euthanasia Debate
The Spinney Press 2013; US$ 25.00Euthanasia has been illegal in Australia since the federal government overturned short-lived Northern Territory laws in 1996. Despite it being a crime to assist in euthanasia, prosecutions have been rare. Four decades? worth of opinion polls have shown that a majority of Australians appear to support the legal option of aid-in-dying for those suffering... more...
The Collapse of the Common Good
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 15.00In pursuit of fairness at any cost, we have created a society paralyzed by legal fear: Doctors are paranoid and principals powerless. Little league coaches, scared of liability, stop volunteering. Schools and hospitals start to crumble. The common good fades, replaced by a cacophony of people claiming their ?individual rights.? By turns funny and... more...
Cheating Justice
Beacon Press 2012; US$ 26.95President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney deceived Congress and the people to drive us into a war in Iraq; they claimed the right to wiretap illegally and to eavesdrop on citizens; and they authorized torture, unilaterally upending laws and violating international treaty obligations. Yet, both Bush and Cheney are audaciously unapologetic about... more...
The Role of Ethics in International Law
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 79.00The purpose of this volume is to explore what role ethical discourse plays in international law. more...
Causation and Responsibility
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 112.00Due to its scope and depth, Moore?s Causation and Responsibility is probably the most important publication in the philosophy of law in more than 50 years.This volume offers, for the first time, a detailed exchange between legal and philosophical scholars over Moore?s most recent work. In particular, it pioneers the dialogue between English-speaking... more...
The Ethics of Interrogation
Georgetown University Press 2013; US$ 26.95Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist strikes, the United States and other liberal democracies were forced to grapple once again with the issue of balancing national security concerns against the protection... more...
Moral Dilemmas of Modern War
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 26.00A practical guide for policy makers, military officers, students, and anyone else interested in asymmetric conflicts. more...
100 Cases in Clinical Ethics and Law
Taylor & Francis Ltd 2008; US$ 35.18A practical guide for students and healthcare professionals, on how to approach the legal and ethical dilemmas that frequently occur in hospital wards and medicine in the community. more...









