02477cam a22004214a 4500 15548934 20220720135506.0 081208s2009 enk b 001 0 eng 2008053264 GBA8D1046 bnb 014821359 Uk 9780521505932 (hbk.) 0521505933 (hbk.) 9780521738095 (pbk.) 0521738091 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn282968689 DLC DLC BWKUK BWK UKM YDXCP CDX DLC K230.T875 T88 2009 340 TWI Twining, William, 1934- 94091 General jurisprudence : understanding law from a global perspective / William Twining. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. xxiii, 517 p. ; 26 cm. Law in context Includes bibliographical references (p. [452]-504) and index. Jurisprudence, globalisation and the discipline of law : the need for a new general jurisprudence -- Analytical jurisprudence in a global context -- Mapping law : families, civilisations, cultures, and traditions -- Constructing conceptions of law : beyond Hart, Tamanaha and Llewellyn -- Normative jurisprudence, utilitarianism, and theories of justice -- Human rights as moral, political and legal rights -- Meeting the challenges to human rights as moral rights: Griffin, Tasioulas and Sen -- Empirical dimensions of law and justice -- Diffusion of law : a global perspective -- Surface law -- Is law important? : law and the millennium development goals -- The significance of non-state law -- Human rights : southern voices -- Conclusion -- Some basic concepts -- Elusive isms : instrumentalism, pluralism, scientism, realism -- Law teaching as a vocation. Jurisprudence. Law Philosophy. 35308 Law and globalization. 94092 Legal positivism. 94093 Law in context. 94094 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008053264-t.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008053264-d.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008053264-b.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 590405 590405 0 0 ddc 0 0 NLS NLS LAW 2022-07-20 Allied Books 340 TWI CL-1074 2024-06-04 2022-07-20 BK