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Principles of Law

A Normative Analysis

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. Michael D. Bayles

    1. Dept. of Philosophy, Florida State University, USA

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Part of the book series: Law and Philosophy Library (LAPS, volume 5)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction: A Framework for Analysis

    • Michael D. Bayles
    Pages 1-17

  3. Procedural Law

    • Michael D. Bayles
    Pages 18-75

  4. Property Law

    • Michael D. Bayles
    Pages 76-142

  5. Contract Law

    • Michael D. Bayles
    Pages 143-207

  6. Tort Law

    • Michael D. Bayles
    Pages 208-279

  7. Criminal Law

    • Michael D. Bayles
    Pages 280-349

  8. Values in the Law

    • Michael D. Bayles
    Pages 350-363

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 364-398
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About this book

During the last half of the twentieth century, legal philosophy (or legal theory or jurisprudence) has grown significantly. It is no longer the do­ main of a few isolated scholars in law and philosophy. Hundreds of scho­ lars from diverse fields attend international meetings on the subject. In some universities, large lecture courses of five hundred students or more study it. The primary aim of the Law and Philosophy Library is to present some of the best original work on legal philosophy from both the Anglo­ American and European traditions. Not only does it help make some of the best work available to an international audience, but it also en­ courages increased awareness of, and interaction between, the two major traditions. The primary focus is on full-length scholarly monographs, aIthouogh some eidted volumes of original papers are also included. The Library editors are assisted by an Editorial Advisory Board of inter­ nationally renowned scholars.

Reviews

`For the important enterprise of ordering, sifting, and making the law understandable to the philosophically inclined student, Bayles' book is a major - indeed, encyclopedic - contribution. It represents a large amount of extremely competent work.'
Conrad D. Johnson, University of Maryland
`Principles of Law is one of the few books since Oliver Wendell Holmes' The Common Law to address philosophical issues at a level between the general conditions for any legal system and specific issues such as punishment or strict liability. It asks what normative principles a rational person in a contemporary common l aw society would want judges to use in deciding cases. Principles are then developed for procedural, property, contract, tort, and criminal law. The adversary model of adjudication is shown to place an important constraint on acceptable principles. ... Several features make this book a valuablesupplement for law school and other students. Chapters have a similar structure, proceeding from aims to remedies. Seventeen to 20 principles are provided for each field, and well-known American and English cases are cited. Technical legal terms are explained when introduced. The discussion is both more theoretical and concise than in many supplements.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Philosophy, Florida State University, USA

    Michael D. Bayles

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles of Law

  • Book Subtitle: A Normative Analysis

  • Authors: Michael D. Bayles

  • Series Title: Law and Philosophy Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3775-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2412-0Published: 30 June 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2413-7Published: 31 July 1987

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3775-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1572-4395

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0315

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 398

  • Topics: Philosophy of Law, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

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