Philosophy of Law

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The Nature of Law and Legal Systems (3,184 | 1,811)Hillary Nye

Interpretivist Theories of Law (36)Francesco Cavinato

Legal Positivism (730)

Natural Law Theory (361)

Legal Realism (59)

Mixed Theories of Law (35)

Nature of Law, Misc (152)

Legal Reasoning and Adjudication (143 | 9)Anthony Reeves

Descriptive Accounts of Legal Reasoning (426 | 168)

Realism about Legal Reasoning (19)

Formal Legal Reasoning (227 | 54)

Formalism about Legal Reasoning (50)

Formal Models of Legal Reasoning (122)

Formal Legal Reasoning, Misc (1)

Descriptive Accounts of Legal Reasoning, Misc (12)

Normative Approaches to Legal Reasoning (73)

Indeterminacy and Legal Reasoning (14)

Evidence and Proof in Law* (231)Martin Smith

Legal Argumentation (80 | 29)

Analogical Reasoning in Law (14)

Rules in Legal Reasoning (17)

Precedent in Legal Reasoning (13)

Legal Argumentation, Misc (7)

Legal Interpretation (63 | 45)

Statutory Interpretation (11)

Legal Interpretation, Misc (7)

Vagueness in Ethics and the Law* (72)Susanne Bobzien

Constitutional Interpretation* (85)

Legal Process (23)Jamie Terence Kelly

Legal Reasoning and Adjudication, Misc (46)

Legal Authority and Obligation (146 | 20)Kenneth M. Ehrenberg

Legal Authority (42)

Political Obligation (55)Bas Van Der Vossen

Obligations in the Law (12)

Normativity of Law* (131)

Legal Authority and Obligation, Misc (53)

Methodology of Jurisprudence (75 | 6)

Descriptive Jurisprudence (31)

Normative Jurisprudence (45)

Conceptual Analysis in Jurisprudence (24)

Naturalism in Jurisprudence (4)

Methodology of Jurisprudence, Misc (50)

Areas of Law (656 | 19)

Criminal Law (338 | 38)Gustavo Beade

Punishment in Criminal Law (1,063)Gustavo Beade

Justification and Excuse in Criminal Law (37)Sally Serena Ramage

Defenses in Criminal Law (31)Sally Serena Ramage

Specific Crimes (68)Sally Serena Ramage

Criminal/Tort Distinction (1)Aness Kim Webster

Criminal Law, Misc (165)

Constitutional Law (529 | 259)Gianluca Andresani

Constitutionalism (84)

Constitutional Interpretation (85)

Constitutional Law, Misc (101)

Private Law (57 | 2)Ori Herstein

Contracts (9)Ori Herstein

Torts (247)Ori Herstein

Property in Law (52)Ori Herstein

Private Law, Misc (67)Ori Herstein

International Law (1,121)

Comparative Law (1)

Corporate Law (11)David Gindis

Discrimination Law (7)Adam Hosein

Areas of Law, Misc (9)

Law and Language (239 | 146)Hrafn Asgeirsson

Semantics of Legal Language (33)

Vagueness in Ethics and the Law* (72)Susanne Bobzien

Law and Language, Misc (60)

Philosophy of Law, Miscellaneous (1,433 | 567)Stephen Bero

Causation in the Law (99)

Critical Philosophy of Law (18)

Evidence and Proof in Law (231)Martin Smith

Legal Ethics* (1,268)

Medicine and Law* (379)Ruchika Mishra

Normativity of Law (131)

Law and Neuroscience (28)

Legal Rights* (163)

Responsibility and the Law (20)Stephen Bero

Philosophy of Law, General Works (84)

Philosophy of Law, Misc (255)

History/traditions: Philosophy of Law