Books in the Philosophical Foundations of Law series

Fiduciary law is one of the most important areas of private law, governing a wide range of relationships that affect people in their daily lives. These new and innovative essays explore the foundations of fiduciary relationships and the duties fiduciaries owe to their beneficiaries.

The law of Equity is unique in exhibiting a lack of consensus about its most fundamental questions, including its legitimacy and efficiency. This volume explores in depth some of the essential questions that surround the law of Equity, and offers a major contribution to the study of a body of law that informs large areas of private law.

A collection of essays from leading constitutional lawyers and theorists, examining the philosophical foundations of constitutional law and the issues that arise from the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the idea of a constitution.

The first book to explore the philosophical foundations of labour law in detail, including topics such as the meaning of work, the relationship between employee and employer, and the demands of justice in the workplace.

This book will be of broad interest to those working in legal and moral philosophy. It examines central puzzles in understanding the law of torts, including the role of responsibility and strict liability, the place of corrective justice in tort's moral foundations, and the role of law and economics in tort theory.

Recent years have witnessed major developments in philosophical inquiry concerning the nature of law and, with the growth of transnational legal institutions, in the phenomenon of law itself. This volume gathers leading thinkers to take stock of current debates on the nature of law and the aims and methods of legal philosophy.

This collection is the first of its kind to examine the ethical foundations of family law. Topics include the value of marriage, the scope of parental control rights, the protection of children's interests, and the role of religious freedom in the legal attitude to family relationships.

This collection brings together major themes and difficult questions in the philosophical foundations of tax law. It allows the reader to consider how tax systems should move forward in the modern world, with a sound philosophical basis, to provide the practical tax system that the state requires and citizens deserve.

The 17 essays of this collection explore key philosophical questions underlying the institution of contract, and the philosophical issues arising in specific contract law doctrines, including contract formation, contract interpretation, unfair terms, the principle of good faith, defences, and remedies.

Bringing together the latest work from leading scholars in this emerging and vibrant subfield of law, this book examines the philosophical issues that inform the intersection between law and neuroscience.

Fiduciary law is one of the most important areas of private law, governing a wide range of relationships that affect people in their daily lives. These new and innovative essays explore the foundations of fiduciary relationships and the duties fiduciaries owe to their beneficiaries.

A collection of essays from leading constitutional lawyers and theorists, examining the philosophical foundations of constitutional law and the issues that arise from the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the idea of a constitution.

The 17 essays of this collection explore key philosophical questions underlying the institution of contract, and the philosophical issues arising in specific contract law doctrines, including contract formation, contract interpretation, unfair terms, the principle of good faith, defences, and remedies.

This volume takes stock of the rapid changes to the law of unjust enrichment over the last decade. It offers original contributions from leading private law theorists examining the philosophical foundations of the law. The essays consider the central questions raised by the attempt to demarcate unjust enrichment as a separate area of private law.

This book offers a rich insight into the law of torts and cognate fileds, and will be of broad interest to those working in legal and moral philosophy. It has contributions from all over the world and represents the state-of-the art in tort theory.

Exploring the philosophical foundations of discrimination law as it exists in several jurisdictions, this collection of all new essays bridges the gap between abstract philosophical work on justice and fairness and legal work on specific types of discrimination.

Recent years have witnessed major developments in philosophical inquiry concerning the nature of law and, with the growth of transnational legal institutions, in the phenomenon of law itself. This volume gathers leading writers in the field to take stock of current debates on the nature of law and the aims and methods of legal philosophy.

This collection brings together the best contemporary philosophical work in the area of intersection between philosophy of language and the law.

This volume brings together legal philosophers, political philosophers, and EU legal academics in the service of developing the philosophical analysis of EU law. In a series of original and complementary essays they bring their varied disciplinary expertise and theoretical perspectives to bear on central issues facing the Union and its law.

This collection brings together the best contemporary philosophical work in the area of intersection between philosophy of language and the law.

This book brings together a set of essays on the philosophical foundations of human rights, along with critical replies. It is the first comprehensive survey of the topic, comprising of research essays from academics in the fields of law, philosophy, international relations, social science, and economics

This book brings together a set of essays on the philosophical foundations of human rights, along with critical replies. It is the first comprehensive survey of the topic, comprising of research essays from academics in the fields of law, philosophy, international relations, social science and economics

This volume seeks to bring the concepts and doctrines of property law into the philosophy of property. It offers contributions from leading theorists of property law. The papers serve as introductions to many facets of philosophical work grounded in the law of property and as cutting edge contributions to the scholarly literature.

Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law gathers leading theorists to present original work on a range of foundational questions in criminal law theory. The volume provides an overview of current philosophical work on the criminal law, setting an agenda for further research and debate.

Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law gathers leading theorists to present original work on a range of foundational questions in criminal law theory. The volume provides an overview of current philosophical work on the criminal law, setting an agenda for further research and debate.