This book investigates the relationship between liberal democracies and ontology, that is, philosophical claims about the constitution of agents and the social world. Many philosophers argue that onto
Now available in paperback! In recent years coherence theories of law and adjudication have been extremely influential in legal scholarship. These theories significantly advance the case for coherenti
Westphalian constitutionalism has shaped our understanding of politics, socio-political institutions, and personal and political freedom for centuries. It is historically based in the foundations of W
This book investigates the relationship between liberal democracies and ontology, that is, philosophical claims about the constitution of agents and the social world. Many philosophers argue that onto
Legal research is complicated by a number of foundational questions, such as whether it should be descriptive or normative, what ideological perspectives should be adopted, what supporting disciplines
This book focuses on the relationship between law and politics a?? and more specifically, the transformation of politics into law a?? as perceived by the legal community. After exploring the relations
Legal argumentation consists in the interpretation of texts. Therefore, it has a natural connection to the philosophy of language. Central issues of this connection, however, lack a clear answer. For
Legal reasoning settles morally pressing matters through a technique that largely bypasses open-ended moral argument. That technique makes central what certain persons validly decided in the past, for
This short book on comparative law theory and method is designed primarily for postgraduate research students whose work involves comparison between legal systems. It is, accordingly, a book on resear
Westphalian constitutionalism has shaped our understanding of politics, socio-political institutions and personal and political freedom for centuries. It is historically based in the foundations of We
Legal theorists consider their discipline as an objective endeavor in line with other fields of science. Objectivity in science is generally regarded as a fundamental condition, informing how science
Until quite recently, questions about methodology in legal research have been largely confined to understanding the role of doctrinal research as a scholarly discipline. In turn, this has involved ask
