Jurisprudence & Philosophy of Law

Basic Equality and Discrimination examines the justification, interpretation and application of discrimination law. In order to navigate the often dense and conflicted jurisprudence in this area, the work first considers equality as a moral and political concept, thus providing a clearer understandi..

How have national identities changed, developed and reacted in the wake of transition from communism to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe? This book defines and examines new autonomous differences adopted at the state and the supranational level in the post-transitional phase of the post-Commu..

Studying Chinese law from a linguistic and communicative perspective, this book examines meaning and language in Chinese law. Taking a cross-cultural approach, the book applies major Western philosophical thought to Chinese law, in particular the ideas concerning language and communication by such ..

A selection of articles concerning Chinese Law and Legal Theory which reflects the diversity of contemporary approaches to the study of law in Chinese Society and the high standards of scholarship in this area...

This book considers the constitutional implications of legal integration regarding internal security matters in the EU. It argues that constitutional theory is crucial to addressing legality and accountability concerns raised by the legal practices of the EU's 'Area of Freedom, Security and Justice'..

This book considers the constitutional implications of legal integration regarding internal security matters in the EU. It argues that constitutional theory is crucial to addressing legality and accountability concerns raised by the legal practices of the EU's 'Area of Freedom, Security and Justice'..

This book examines the influence of constitutional legal paradigms upon the political stability and viability of states. It contributes to the literature in the field by focussing on how constitutional flexibility may have led to the rise of 'successful' states and to the decline of 'unsuccessful' s..

This book examines the influence of constitutional legal paradigms upon the political stability and viability of states. It contributes to the literature in the field by focussing on how constitutional flexibility may have led to the rise of 'successful' states and to the decline of 'unsuccessful' s..

In modern liberal democracies, rights-based judicial intervention in the policy choices of elected bodies has always been controversial. For some, judicial intervention has tended to trivialize and impoverish democratic politics. For others, judges are better understood as contributing to a healthy ..

In modern liberal democracies, rights-based judicial intervention in the policy choices of elected bodies has always been controversial. For some, judicial intervention has tended to trivialize and impoverish democratic politics. For others, judges are better understood as contributing to a healthy ..

This collection engages with current issues on equal protection in the USA as seen from the perspectives of leading academics in this area. The contributors interrogate the legal, theoretical and factual assumptions which shape case law and consider the extent to which they satisfactorily address co..

This volume addresses the central tension in debates between ’mainstream’ and ’critical’ tax theorists which reflects a clash of perspectives: is taxation primarily a matter of social science or of social justice? Should tax policy debates be grounded in economics or in critical race, feminist, quee..