A Companion to philosophy of law and legal theory

This outstanding volume provides a vital resource for students and researchers in philosophy of law and legal theory - a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the theories, topics, subjects, and discourses that now feature in the law school and undergraduate legal studies curricula.

Written by an international assembly of leading scholars, each of the 45 newly commissioned articles takes the reader through the basic theoretical concepts, problems, theories, and themes of contemporary legal theory. While the text is written as a guide for the uninitiated, the authors advance new positions, making original and substantial contributions to the field.

Taken as a whole, the volume provides an unparalleled work of reference for teaching and research in philosophy of law, jurisprudence, legal theory, and legal studies.