Sweet & Maxwell's Salmond On Jurisprudence By P J Fitzgerald - 12th Edition, South Asian Edition
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| Salmond on Jurisprudence, edited by P J Fitzgerald in its Twelfth Edition, is one of the enduring classics of legal theory in the common law tradition, and this Sweet & Maxwell South Asian Edition keeps it on jurisprudence reading lists across Indian law schools. First published by Sir John Salmond in 1902, the work established a precise and practical way of thinking about the concepts lawyers actually use. For this edition the editor completely rewrote the sections on legal theory using the techniques of analytical philosophy, while retaining everything of lasting value in Salmond's own text - his treatment of legal rights and duties, legal persons, ownership and possession, title, and liability. The result is a thoroughly readable survey of contemporary jurisprudence with a practical orientation, concentrated on essentials rather than exhaustive detail, and written to be read rather than merely consulted. |
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12th Edition, South Asian Edition
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Salmond on Jurisprudence, edited by P J Fitzgerald in its Twelfth Edition, is one of the enduring classics of legal theory in the common law tradition. This is the South Asian Edition published by Sweet & Maxwell, and it remains a prescribed text on jurisprudence reading lists across Indian law schools.
Sir John Salmond's work first appeared in 1902 and established a way of thinking about law — precise, practical, and concerned with the working concepts that lawyers actually use — that has shaped the subject ever since. For this edition the editor modernised the book thoroughly, completely rewriting the sections on legal theory and bringing to them the techniques of analytical philosophy, while retaining everything of lasting value in Salmond's own text.
The result is a thoroughly readable survey of contemporary jurisprudence with a practical orientation. It concentrates on essential material rather than exhaustive detail, which is precisely what makes it usable as a student's text rather than merely a work of reference.
Key Features
- Twelfth Edition edited by P J Fitzgerald, South Asian Edition published by Sweet & Maxwell
- Sections on legal theory completely rewritten using the methods of analytical philosophy
- Comprehensive discussion of the major schools of legal theory
- Examination of the definition of law that goes well beyond Salmond's own propositions
- Retains Salmond's lasting contributions on rights, ownership, possession and liability
- Written to be read, not merely consulted — concentrated on essentials
- Paperback, English
The Subject Matter
Jurisprudence asks the questions that the study of any particular branch of law takes for granted. What is law, and what makes a rule a legal rule? What is the relationship between law and morality, and between law and the state? Where does law come from — legislation, precedent, custom — and what authority does each source carry?
The book then turns to the working concepts of the legal system: the administration of justice and the distinction between civil and criminal justice; the sources of law; legal rights and duties and the correlation between them; legal persons, natural and artificial; ownership and possession, on which Salmond's analysis remains standard; title and the modes of acquiring rights; liability, both penal and remedial, and the place of intention, negligence and strict liability within it; and the classification of property and obligations.
About the Author and Editor
Sir John William Salmond (1862–1924) was a jurist, Solicitor-General and later Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and the author of foundational works on jurisprudence and on torts.
P J Fitzgerald, Professor of Law, edited this Twelfth Edition and is responsible for its rewritten treatment of legal theory.
Who Should Buy This Book?
- LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. students taking Jurisprudence or Legal Theory
- LL.M. students and research scholars in legal philosophy
- Candidates for judicial service examinations, where jurisprudence is a standing paper
- Candidates for the UPSC Law optional and similar competitive examinations
- Teachers of jurisprudence and legal method
- Advocates who want a clear account of the concepts underlying legal argument
- Law libraries and institutional collections
Why Choose This Book?
Indian jurisprudence courses are built on the analytical tradition, and Salmond is the text that tradition is most often taught from. His treatment of legal rights, of ownership and of possession is cited in Indian judgments and reproduced, in substance, in almost every Indian jurisprudence textbook written since.
Reading Salmond directly is a different experience from reading a summary of him. The book is short, lucid and argumentative, and Fitzgerald's editing keeps it in conversation with modern legal philosophy rather than leaving it as a historical document. The South Asian Edition makes the original available at a student price.
