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• Title:Understanding jurisprudence : an introduction to legal theory / Raymond Wacks.
  
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• Variant Title:Introduction to legal theory
  
• Author/Creator:Wacks, Raymond.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: K230.W29 A38 2012
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 Lost - 10-16-2022
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Jurisprudence.
  Law--Philosophy.
  
• Edition:3rd ed.
  
• Description:xviii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  
• Summary:"With a clear, engaging, and informal writing style, Understanding Jurisprudence is the perfect guide for students new to legal theory and looking for a convenient and interesting starting point for this sometimes daunting subject. Key theories and theorists are introduced in a compact and manageable format, offering an accessible account of the central ideas without oversimplification. Further reading suggestions are included throughout, helping students to structure their research and navigate the many texts and articles available in this subject area. Critical questions are also included in each chapter, to encourage students to think analytically about the law and the key ideas and debates which surround it."--Publisher's information.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780199608263 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  0199608261 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
  2. Natural law and morality
  3. Classical legal positivism
  4. Modern legal positivism
  5. Dworkin and the moral integrity of law
  6. Legal realism
  7. Law and social theory
  8. Historical and anthropological jurisprudence
  9. Theories of justice
  10. Rights
  11. Why obey the law?
  12. Why punish?
  13. Critical legal theory
  14. Feminist and critical race theory
  15. Jurisprudence understood?.