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God, Locke, and Equality
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 27.00This concise new study from a senior political philosopher looks at the principle of equality in the thought of John Locke. Throughout the text Jeremy Waldron discusses contemporary approaches to equality and rival interpretations of Locke, and this gives the whole an unusual degree of accessibility and intellectual excitement. more...
The Dignity of Legislation
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 26.00A lucid, concise and original examination of the importance of legislation. more...
Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs
OUP Oxford 2010; US$ 24.99Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11. His contributions have spanned the major controversies of the War on Terror - including the morality and legality of torture, whether security can be 'balanced' with liberty, and the relationship... more...
The Rule of Law and the Measure of Property
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 18.00A clear, critical and direct account of the relation between the Rule of Law and the protection of private property. more...
Toleration and Its Limits
NYU Press 2008; US$ 65.00Toleration has a rich tradition in Western political philosophy. It is, after all, one of the defining topics of political philosophyhistorically pivotal in the development of modern liberalism, prominent in the writings of such canonical figures as John Locke and John Stuart Mill, and central to our understanding of the idea of a society in... more...
Veil Politics in Liberal Democratic States
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 25.00In this exciting account of the development and sustainability of the liberal democratic state, Ajume H. Wingo argues that it is non-rational factors that more often than not provide the real source of motivation. Wingo demonstrates that these 'veils' can play an essential role in a thriving liberal democratic state. more...
Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression?
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 28.00In this provocative book, Alexander offers a sceptical appraisal of the claim that freedom of expression is a human right. He examines the various contexts in which a right to freedom of expression might be asserted and concludes that such a right cannot be supported in any of these contexts. more...
Punishment, Compensation, and Law
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 30.00This book is the first comprehensive study of the problem of the enforceability of restraint. Focusing on the enforceability of legal rights, but also addressing the enforceability of moral rights and social conventions, Mark Reiff explains how we use punishment and compensation to make restraints operative in the world. more...
Norms in a Wired World
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 51.00Using informal game theory in the analysis of norms and customs, Hetcher breaks new ground by applying his theory of norms to tort law and Internet privacy laws. This book will appeal to students and professionals in law, philosophy, and political and social theory. more...









