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Jurisprudence

General

Introduction to Legal Theory
By Christopher Enright who lectures in the School of Business at the Australian Catholic University at North Sydney. Contents include Legal Theory, Natural Law, Positivism, Natural Law and Positivism, Other Theories and a Bibliography of Legal Theory.

Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation
Jeremy Bentham 1823 - book online.  Another version is available HERE.

Legal Theory
From Jurist: The Law Professors' Network It includes a list of current books, book reviews, links to relevant journals, online articles and links resources pages, course pages and associations.

The Rule of Law
Links to sites about the Rule of Law

The Rule of Law: The Australian Achievement
Information divided into various categories relating to the Rule of Law

See also -

Feminist Legal Theory

Feminist Legal Studies Pathfinder
Guide to finding information in the area of feminist legal studies from the University of Sydney

History

See also legal history

Legal History and Philosophy
Includes the following Sections: Legal Maxims and Quotes of Sir Edward Coke from The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, Selections from Laws of the Cherokee Nation, Gems from Learned Hand found in The Spirit of Liberty, Quotes from Lieber's Code and the Law of War, quotes from Lincoln the Lawyer, a translation of portions of the Code of Hammurabi, selected provisions of Lauues and Libertyes of Massachusetts (1648), excerpts from letters between Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Frederick Pollock 1874-1932, from Holmes-Pollock Letters and passages from The Country Justice. There is also a section on the Origin of Lady of Justice.


Updated: 21 June 2006