Law after modernity

How can we characterise law and legal theory in the twenty-first century? Law After Modernity argues that we live in an age 'after Modernity' and that legal theory must take account of this fact. The book presents a dynamic analysis of law, which focusses on ...

Consent in the Law

Consent features pervasively in both moral and legal discourse as a justifying reason: stated simply, where there is consent, there can be no complaint. However, without a clear appreciation of the nature of a consent-based justification, its integrity, both in principle and in practice, is ...

Law and politics at the perimeter

re-evaluating key debates in feminist theory

Feminist critique has made a significant impact both in terms of informing our theoretical approach to law and politics as social phenomena, and in terms of encouraging the development of increased opportunities and protection for individual women. Despite its successes, however, feminist thought has suffered ...

Answering for crime

responsibility and liability in the criminal Law

Antony Duff is one of the leading philosophers working on criminal law issues. His book will be essential reading for criminal law theorists.In this long-awaited book, Antony Duff offers a new perspective on the structures of criminal law and criminal liability. His starting point ...

A sociology of Jurisprudence

Costs and cautionary tales

economic insights for the Law

The aim of this book is to provide an overview of how economic analysis can enrich an understanding of law and can provide standards for its critical evaluation. It eschews a dogmatic approach, acknowledging that non-economic goals play an important part in the law. It ...

Legal norms and normativity

an essay in genealogy

The idea of a "legal norm" is traditionally associated with two characteristic features. On the one hand, legal norms purport to bind us, and they must be minimally successful in that endeavour if they are to exist as a "legal system". On the other hand ...

Risks and legal theory