Legisprudence : practical reason in legislation /
Luc J. Wintgens.
- Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2012.
- 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Applied legal philosophy .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-330) and index.
The metaphysics of legalism -- The individual in context -- Rationality in context -- Freedom in context -- Strong legalism or the absent theory of legislation -- Legitimacy and legitimation : from strong legalism to legisprudence -- From proxy to trading off : the principles of legisprudence -- Legisprudence and the duties of power : a legisprudential assessment of rational legislation.