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In addition to the recommended text identified below, the required readings will be in Course Material BOOKS for this paper. These will be available from Waikato Print. Some readings will be posted on Moodle as well.

Recommended reading

Unlike many "black letter law" papers, there is no agreed syllabus for Jurisprudence within the New Zealand Law Schools or elsewhere. Each School creates its own unique paper. There is therefore no one textbook that fits the paper taught at Waikato. Instead, the main reading for our Jurisprudence paper is the Materials book. However students' understanding of the Materials and lectures will be enhanced by making use of one or more of the standard textbooks listed below, many of which are on course reserve and all of which are available through the Law Library. There they will find additional topics not included in the paper as well as fuller discussion of many of the topics covered. The Morrison text is mainly organized by the historical progression thought about jurisprudence, and the Freeman is organized likewise but includes excerpts from the original authors rather than simply writing about their ideas, which is very valuable. The Ratnapala text is organized both by schools of thought and concepts. The Meyerson text is mainly organized by concepts or issues. The Davies and the Bottomly texts are extremely helpful, concise guides to many concepts as well. Any would be valuable additions to the student’s personal library. Students should peruse the various texts which are all available in the Library, to help them decide which texts they prefer. All are good.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

M Freeman Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence (9th ed. Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2014) (call number K230 .L5I55 2014)

H Mead Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values (Huia Publishers, Wellington, 2003) (call number GN667.5 .M43 2003)

M Davies Asking the Law Question (4th ed. Lawbook Co, Pyrmont, NSW, 2017) (call number K230 .D38A84 2017)

HLA Hart The Concept of Law (Oxford University Press, London, 1961) also 1994 2nd ed. (call number K237.H37)

Lon FullerThe Morality of Law (revised ed. Yale University Press, 1969) (BJ55 .F85 1969 or 1977)

H Barnett Sourcebook on Feminist Jurisprudence (Cavendish, London, 1997) (call number K349.B37 1997S RL M)

S Bottomley and S Bronitt Law in Context (Federation Press, Annandale, 2012)(call number KU440 .B672012)

W Twinning General Jurisprudence: Understanding Law from a Global Perspective (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009) (call number K230 .T875A34 2009)

J Feinberg and H Gross The Philosophy of Law (8th ed. Wadsworth Pub. Co, Belmont, 2008) (call number K231 .P47 2008)

W Morrison Jurisprudence: from the Greeks to Post-modernism (Cavendish, London, 1997) (call number K230 .M67J87 1997)

RL Hayman, N Levit and R Delgado Jurisprudence Classical and Contemporary: from Natural Law to Postmodernism (2nd ed. West, 2002). (call number KF379 .J87 2002)

Ministry of Justice, He Hinatore ki te Ao Māori/ A Glimpse into the MāoriWorld (Govt Print, Wellington, 2004) (call number KUQ354.G55 2001) Online version

Law Commission Māori Custom and Values in New Zealand Law (NZLC SP9, 2001). (call number KUQ354.M28 2001) PDF version

ALSO USEFUL & GOOD VALUE

S Veitch and others Jurisprudence: themes and concepts, (Routledge, London, 2012) (call number K237 .J87 2012)

S Ratnapala Jurisprudence 3rd ed (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2017)(call number K230 .R378A35 2017)

D Meyerson Jurisprudence (Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2011) (call number KU440 .M49 2011)

R Pound An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law (Yale University Press, New Haven and London 1922, 1954, renewed 1982) (call number K230.P68I45 1954)

GC Christieand PH Martin Jurisprudence: Text and Readings on the Philosophy of Law (3rd ed. St Paul West, 2008) (call number K230 .C57A2 2008)

RWM Dias Jurisprudence (5th ed, Butterworths, London, 1985) (call number K230.D53J8 1985)

S Berns ConciseJurisprudence (Federation Press, Sydney, 1993) (call number K230.B472C65 1993)

R Cotterrell The Politics of Jurisprudence (2nd ed LexisNexis, London, 2003) (call number K230 .C67P65 2003)

JW Harris Legal Philosophies (2nd ed, Butterworths, London, 1997) (call numberK230.H25L4 1997)

R Wacks Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory (4th ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2012) (call number K230 .W29A38 2014)

R Wacks Jurisprudence (5th ed. Blackstone, London, 1999) (SWOT series) (call number K230 .W34J87 1999)

J Murphy and J Coleman Philosophy of Law (Westview Press, Boulder, 1990) (call number K231.M87 1990)

H Davies and D Holdcroft Jurisprudence (Butterworths, London, 1991) (call number K235.J87 1991)

M Langaford (ed.) Social Rights Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends in International and Comparative Law (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008) (call number K370 .S66 2008)

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