A Treatise of Legal Philosophy and General Jurisprudence is the first ever multivolume treatment of the issues in legal philosophy and general jurisprudence, from both a theoretical and a historical perspective. The work is aimed at jurists as well as legal and practical philosophers. Edited by the renowned theorist Enrico Pattaro and his team this book is a classical reference work that would be of great interest to legal and practical philosophers, as well as jurists and Philosophy of Law-scholar at all levels.
The entire work is divided into three parts: The Theoretical part (published in 2005) consisting of 5 volumes and covers the main topics of contemporary debate, the Historical part constisting of 6 volumes (volumes 6-8 published in 2007, volumes 9 and 10 to be published in 2009 and the concluding volumes 11.1 and 11.2 in 2011)accounting for the development of legal thought from ancient Greek times through the twentieth century, the entire set will be completed with an Index (volume 12, also expected in 2011).