Readership: All scholars and students interested in the philosophy of law and its relationship to political theory and philosophy generally. Academic and Reference Libraries.
Edited by Jules Coleman, Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale University, and Scott J. Shapiro, Assistant Professor of Law, Yeshiva University
"The impressive broad survey of issues under each topic in the Handbook will prove very useful for the student or scholar hoping to acquire deeper knowledge of the major issues on a particular topic, or wishing to find references for further reading on a particular issue." - Singapore Journal of Legal Studies
"The depth of analysis in most of the essays in the Oxford Handbook is remarkable, as one would expect from such a range of eminent jurisprudential thinkers ... the world of jurisprudence is much the richer for [its] publication." - The Irish Jurist
1: John Finnis: Natural Law: The Classical Theory 2: Brian Bix: Natural Law: The Modern Tradition 3: Andrei Marmor: Exclusive Legal Positivism 4: Kenneth Eimar Himma: Inclusive Legal Positivism 5: Martin Stone: Formalism 6: William Lucy: Adjudication 7: Ken Greenawalt: Constitutional and Statutory Interpretation 8: Jules Coleman: Methodology 9: Jeremy Waldron: Legal and Political Philosophy 10: Scott Shapiro: Authority 11: John Gardner and Timothy Macklem: Reasons, Reasoning, Reasonableness 12: Frances M. Kamm: Rights 13: Leslie Green: Obligations 14: Christopher Kutz: Responsibility 15: Gerald J. Postema: Philosophy of the Common Law 16: Benjamin Zipursky: Philosophy of Private Law 17: Arthur Ripstein: Philosophy of Tort Law 18: Jody S. Kraus: Philosophy of Contract Law 19: Peter Benson: Philosophy of Property Law 20: Larry Alexander: Philosophy of Criminal Law 21: Allen Buchanan and David Golove: Philosophy of International Law 22: Timothy A.O. Endicott: Law and Language 23: Brian Leiter: Law and Objectivity 24: Edward Stein: Law, Sexual Orientation, and Gender
