The Politics of Jurisprudence: A Critical Introduction to Legal Philosophy

by Roger Cotterrell

The Politics of Jurisprudence explores what jurisprudence is about, what it seeks to do, how it does it and - most importantly - how its conclusions can be brought to bear on everyday problems of legal practice and major social, moral or political issues. It selects material to illustrate general approaches to legal theory and to explore professional and political uses to which that theory has been put.

Genres: Philosophy, Law

344 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Roger Cotterrell studied law and sociology at the University of London and taught at Leicester University before joining the Queen Mary faculty where he has been Anniversary Professor of Legal Theory since 2005. He was Acting Head and Head of the College's Department of Law between 1989 and 1991, Dean of the Faculty of Laws from 1993 to 1996 and Professor of Legal Theory from 1990 to 2005. He was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2005 and of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2014. In 2013 he was awarded the Socio-Legal Studies Association life-time achievement award for contributions to the socio-legal community.

Reviews

[Thanyanuch Tantikul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gives a readable and easily understandable introduction to jurisprudence and various strands of legal traditions for newcomers and even lawyers unfamiliar with philosophical foundations