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Bodenheimer, Edgar

Jurisprudence : The Philosophy and Method of the Law, Revised Edition by Edgar Bodenheimer. - England: Harvad University Press, 1981. - 463 p.

Table Of Contents:
Part I: Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
1. Greek and Roman Legal Theory
2. Legal Philosophy in the Middle Ages
3. The Classical Era of Natural Law
4. German Transcendental Idealism
5. Historical and Evolutionary Theories of Law
6. Utilitarianism
7. Analytical Positivism
8. Sociological Jurisprudence and Legal Realism
9. The Revival of Natural Law and Value-Oriented Jurisprudence
Part II: The Nature and Functions of the Law
10. The Need for Order
11. The Quest for Justice
12. Law as a Synthesis of Order and Justice
13. Law as Distinguished from Other Agencies of Social Control
14. The Benefits and Drawbacks of the Rule of Law
Part III: The Sources and Techniques of the Law
15. The Formal Sources of the Law
16. The Nonformal Sources of the Law
17. Law and Scientific Method
18. The Techniques of the Judicial Process
Table of Cases
Index of Names
Index of Subjects

ISBN: 0674490010

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jurisprudence.

Dewey Class. No.: 340.1 / BOD/JUR