Freeman, Michael D. A.

Lloyd\'s introduction to jurisprudence / Introduction to jurisprudence by M.D.A. Freeman.. - 8th ed. - London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2008. - xl, 1600 p. ; 23 cm.

Previous ed.: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Nature of jurisprudence -- 2. Meaning of law -- 3. Natural law -- 4. Bentham, Austin and classical English positivism -- 5. The pure theory of law -- 6. Modern trends in analytical jurisprudence -- 7. Theories of justice -- 8. Dworkin and interpretivism -- 9. Sociological jurisprudence and the sociology of law -- 10. American realism -- 11. The scandinavian realists -- 12. Historical and anthropological jurisprudence -- 13. Marxist theories of law and state -- 14. Critical legal studies -- 15. Feminist jurisprudence -- 16. Postmodernist jurisprudence -- 17. Critical race theory -- 18. Theories of adjudication

The eighth edition of the leading textbook on jurisprudence contains extracts from the works of more than a hundred jurists. These are supported by detailed introductory sections which give background and critical insight into the texts.

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Jurisprudence.

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