Michael Giudice: 3 books
The Methodology of Legal Theory
Volume I
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
The last decade has witnessed a particularly intensive debate over methodological issues in legal theory. The publication of Julie Dickson's Evaluation and Legal Theory (2001) was significant, as were collective returns to H.L.A. Hart's 'Postscript' to The Concept of Law. While influential articles...
Understanding the Nature of Law
A Case for Constructive Conceptual Explanation
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Understanding the Nature of Law explores methodological questions about how best to explain law. Among these questions, one is central: is there something about law which determines how it should be theorized? This novel book explains the importance of conceptual explanation by situating its methods...
The Unsteady State
General Jurisprudence for Dynamic Social Phenomena
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Analytical jurisprudence often proceeds with two key assumptions: that all law is either contained in or traceable back to an authorizing law-state, and that states are stable and in full control of the borders of their legal systems. What would a general theory of law be like and do if these long-standing...