A New Introduction to Jurisprudence takes one of the central problems of law and jurisprudence as its point of departure: what is the law? Adopting an intermediate position between legal positivism and natural law, this book reflects on the concept of ‘liberal democracy’ or ‘constitutional democracy’. In five chapters the book analyses: (i) the idea of higher law, (ii) liberal democracy as a legitimate model for the state, (iii) the separation of church and state or secularism as esse...

A New Introduction to Legal Method provides a comprehensive overview of legal science, and the scientific character of legal knowledge. This textbook is ideal for students of legal method, and will be of great interest to those studying legal science, jurisprudence, legal research and legal skills.

Het recht wordt door verhalen in literatuur en film veelvuldig aan kritische beschouwing onderworpen. Recht versus onrecht, orde versus wanorde, tirannie versus vrijheid en schuld versus onschuld; dit zijn slechts enkele terugkerende thema's. Verhalen - in woord en beeld - zijn van groot belang voor inspiratie en bezinning op het recht door juristen en rechtswetenschappers.

In Fundamentele verhalen. Over recht, literatuur en film worden uiteenlopende vertellingen uit romans en films geanalyse...