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BL
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1042506
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b796876
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Head, Michael,1952-
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| Title & Author
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Law in perspective : : ethics, society and critical thinking /\ Michael Head and Scott Mann.
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| Publication Statement
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Sydney, NSW :: UNSW Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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James Bennett Etitle.
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1 online resource (vi, 421 pages).
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| ISBN
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0868402923
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: 1423790030
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: 9780868402925
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: 9781423790037
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0868408344
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9780868408347
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-403) and index.
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| Contents
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CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; SECTION ONE: LOGIC, SCIENCE AND LAW; CHAPTER 1 Basic concepts of logical reasoning; CHAPTER 2 Legal reasoning; CHAPTER 3 Formal fallacies and fallacies of relevance; CHAPTER 4 Weak induction and presumption; CHAPTER 5 Science and statistics; CHAPTER 6 Causation and the precautionary principle; CHAPTER 7 Theoretical hypotheses; SECTION TWO: ETHICS, SOCIAL THEORY AND LAW; CHAPTER 8 Metaethics, rights and equality; CHAPTER 9 Normative ethics; CHAPTER 10 Natural law and legal positivism; CHAPTER 11 Liberalism; CHAPTER 12 Marxism and law.
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CHAPTER 13 Efficiency and the marketCHAPTER 14 Regulating the market; CHAPTER 15 Is the market just?; CHAPTER 16 Inheritance and returns to assets; SECTION THREE: LAW AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS; CHAPTER 17 Tort law reform; CHAPTER 18 Freedom of the will and criminal culpability; CHAPTER 19 Crime and punishment; CHAPTER 20 Terrorism and democratic rights; CHAPTER 21 Refugees and the nation-state; Notes; Index.
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| Abstract
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Encourages critical, responsible and creative thinking about law as a system of ideas and as a social institution. It explores the relationships between law, logic and science, examines the socio- economic role of law and asks what role the legal system plays in alleviating contemporary social problems.
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Law and ethics.
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Law.
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Sociological jurisprudence.
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Law and ethics.
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LAW-- Essays.
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LAW-- General Practice.
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LAW-- Jurisprudence.
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LAW-- Paralegals Paralegalism.
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LAW-- Practical Guides.
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LAW-- Reference.
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Law, General Comparative.
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Law, Politics Government.
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Law.
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Sociological jurisprudence.
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| Dewey Classification
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340/.115
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K370.H43 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Mann, Scott,1952-
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