Globalisation and legal theory /

Twining, William L. 1934-

Globalisation and legal theory / William Twining - London : Butterworths, 2000 - xii, 279 pages ; 22 cm. - Law in context .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. General and particular jurisprudence, three chapters in a story; 2. Globalisation and legal theory, some local implications; 3. Jeremy Bentham and general jurisprudence; 4. Other people's power, the bad man and English positivism; 5. Mapping law; 6. Globalization and comparative law - the Country and Western tradition; 7. Globalization, post-modernism and pluralism; Appendix: teaching about globalisation and law.

This work brings together eight linked essays which make the case for a revival of general jurisprudence in response to the challenges of globalisation, and explores how far the heritage of Anglo-American jurisprudence and comparative law is adequate to meeting the challenges.

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Derecho y globalización
Positivismo jurídico

JZ 1318 / T973g 2000