Editors:
- Provides a clear concise expert definition and explanation of the key concepts in the field
- An essential reference for experts and newcomers alike
- Includes traditional questions, more recent developments and significantly updates
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Table of contents (764 entries)
About this book
The encyclopedia provides: 1) a clear concise expert definition and explanation of the key concepts in the field, written by leading scholars; 2) an essential reference for experts and newcomers alike, with entries ranging from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics; 3) an investigation of questions that have traditionally defined the field, but also more recent developments, significantly updating the fields of the philosophy of law and social philosophy; 4) introductions to theories and research developed in all the world's languages and legal traditions.
Editors and Affiliations
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Regents Professor of the University System of Maryland and Director of the University of Baltimore Center for International and Comparative Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, USA
Mortimer Sellers
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Professor for Legal and Social Philosophy, Department of Legal Theory, International and European Law, University of Salzburg, Austria, Churfurststrasse 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Stephan Kirste
About the editors
Mortimer Sellers is Regents Professor of the University System of Maryland and past President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR). He is also editor of two Springer book series: "Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice" and "AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice".
Stephan Kirste holds the Chair for the Philosophy of Law and Head of the Department for Legal Theory, International and European Law at the University of Salzburg, Professor Colaborador at PontifÃcia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and member of the Council of the German Speaking International Andrássy University, Budapest.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy
Editors: Mortimer Sellers, Stephan Kirste
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Law and Criminology, Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6730-0Due: 03 March 2024
Additional Information: 5 volumes
Topics: Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Business Law