Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law Volume 4

by Gardner, John; Green, Leslie; Leiter, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780192848871
• ISBN10: 0192848879
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2022-02-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law is a forum for some of the best new philosophical work on law, by both senior and junior scholars from around the world. The essays range widely over issues in general jurisprudence (the nature of law, adjudication, and legal reasoning), the philosophical foundations of specific areas of law (from criminal law to evidence to international law), the history of legal philosophy, and related philosophical topics that illuminate the problems of legal theory. OSPL will be essential reading for philosophers, academic lawyers, political scientists, and historians of law who wish to keep up with the latest developments in this flourishing field.

Author Biography

John Gardner, Professor of Law and Philosophy, All Souls College, University of Oxford,Leslie Green, Professor of Law, University of Oxford and Queen's University, Canada,Brian Leiter, Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Chicago

John Gardner was Professor of Law and Philosophy and Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford until his death in 2019.


Leslie Green is Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Oxford, and Professor of Law, Queen's University, Canada.


Brian Leiter is Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values, University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

1. Practice and Theory in The Concept of Law , Thomas Adams
2. Practical Authority and Self-Knowledge, Michael Sevel
3. Sources of Law, Giorgio Pino
4. Law as Standing, Avihay Dorfman and Alon Harel
5. Against Accomplice Liability, Alexander Kaiserman
6. The Epistemic Commitments of Nondiscrimination, Deborah Hellman
7. Silencing Without Uptake, Kate Greasley
8. Absence of Consent, Timothy Macklem