Jurisprudence & Legal Theory

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By Markus McDowell

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Jurisprudence: Outlines, Diagrams, and Study Sheets is a collection of outlines and diagrams as an aid to the study of Jurisprudence and Legal Theory. Designed to help you get the big picture of the theories, jurists, and philosophical and historical background of the subject. Use the diagrams to see an overall picture of each subtopic before you begin reading your texts, to organize your notes, and to review and revise. Prepare for your exams by using them to test your knowledge on the details.

This book covers the following topics:

  • Introduction to Jurisprudence
  • The Nature of Legal Theory
  • Hobbes, Bentham, and Austin: Imperative Theory
  • Natural Law Theory
  • HLA Hart's The Concept of Law
  • The Rule of Recognition
  • Hart's Defenses Against Natural Law Theory and Fuller
  • Raz's Theory of Law: Service Conception
  • Practical Reason
  • Kelsen's Theory of Law: Norms and Delicts
  • Dworkin's Theory of Law
  • Marxism and Marxist Legal Theory
  • Liberalism
  • Feminist Legal Theory
  • Part of the Legal Yankee VisuaLaw Series, this study aid joins the others in the series on Introduction to the Common Law, Criminal Law, Con and Admin Law, Contract Law, Law of Tort, Property Law, and Commercial Law: Diagrams for Law Students.

    Jurisprudence & Legal Theory