Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence : 9th edition

Professor Michael Freeman
Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence : 9th edition
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Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence : 9th edition
ISBN: 9780414026728
Publication Date: 24 October 2014

Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence is the leading textbook on jurisprudence in the English-speaking world, covering the whole field of jurisprudence.

  • Combines an authoritative text with extracts from a huge variety of authors, extracting the works of more than a hundred jurists
  • Gives critical insight into the texts with detailed and well-documented introductory sections
  • Examines the contributions made to legal theory by leading jurists from the Ancient Greeks to the postmodernists
  • Covers Aristotle, Raz, Habermas, Unger, Coleman, Perry, Kramer, Nelken and Iris Marion Young
  • Contains a new chapter on Ronald Dworkin, analysing his work
  • Places emphasis on Hart, particularly the "Postscript" and the commentary this has provoked
  • Provides more references to contemporary debates e.g. positivism v natural law
  • Offers a fuller discussion of justice, including global justice