Overview
- Includes a new chapter on Tax Law
- Introduces to law in general, rather than to law of a particular jurisdiction
- Focuses on problems which law must solve, rather than on particular solutions (functional approach to law)
- Comparative introduction to law
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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About this book
This book is exceptional in the sense that it provides an introduction to law in general rather than the law of one specific jurisdiction, and it presents a unique way of looking at legal education. It is crucial for lawyers to be aware of the different ways in which societal problems can be solved and to be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different legal solutions. In this respect, being a lawyer involves being able to reason like a lawyer, even more than having detailed knowledge of particular sets of rules. Introduction to Law reflects this view by focusing on the functions of rules and on ways of arguing the relative qualities of alternative legal solutions. Where ‘positive’ law is discussed, the emphasis is on the legal questions that must be addressed by a field of law and on the different solutions which have been adopted by, for instance, the common law and civil law tradition. The law of specific jurisdictions is discussed to illustrate possible answersto questions such as when the existence of a valid contract is assumed.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jaap Hage is Professor of Jurisprudence at Maastricht University and Fellow of the Maastricht European Private Law Institute (M-EPLI), Maastricht University.
Antonia Waltermann is Assistant Professor at the Department of Foundations and methods of Law, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Bram Akkermans is Assistant Professor European Private Law and Associate-Director of the Maastricht European Private Law Institute (M-EPLI), Maastricht University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to Law
Editors: Jaap Hage, Antonia Waltermann, Bram Akkermans
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57252-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57251-2Published: 09 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86114-2Published: 04 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57252-9Published: 07 August 2017
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: IX, 397
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Fundamentals of Law, Philosophy of Law