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Book SynopsisChallenges to Legal Theory offers the reader a fascinating journey through a variety of multi-disciplinary topics, ranging from law and literature, and law and religion, to legal philosophy and constitutional law. The collection reflects some of the challenges that the field of legal theory currently faces. It is compiled by a selection of international and Spanish scholars, whose essays are made available in English translation for the first time. The volume is based on a collection of essays, published in Spanish, in honour of Professor José Iturmendi Morales, of Complutense University, Madrid, and brings the rich scholarship of pre-eminent Spanish scholars of law and legal theory to an international audience.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors PART 1 Introduction María José Falcón y Tella PART 2 Law and Literature Revenge in Literature María José Falcón y Tella Arbitration and Literature François Ost Clarín,Jurist Ignacio Torres Muro Some Brief Notes on Ezra Pound and Roman Law Faustino Martínez Martínez The Undeniable Humanism of Concepción Arenal María Eugenia Pérez Monte PART 3 Constitutional Law Legal Interpretation Timothy Endicott The Constitutional Order Reforms and Ruptures Diego Valadés Normative Provisions and Legal Norms A Useful Distinction Francisco Javier Ezquiaga Ganuzas Some Notes on Equality and Legal Equality Victoria Iturralde Sesma On Equality Ramón Maciá Manso PART 4 Legal Philosophy The Law of Nations in Giambattista Vico Carla Faralli Artificial Law and “Artificious” Rights María Amparo Grau Ruiz Bioethics and Legal Philosophy An Inevitable and Necessary Reflection María Casado Philosophical Reflection and the Law Juan Antonio Martínez Muñoz We Are All Vulnerable Human Capability, Corporeality and Dignity: Functional Diversity Examined in the Light of Martha C. Nussbaum’s Commitment to Justice Teresa García-Berrio Hernández PART 5 Law and Religion Religious Autonomy and Labor Relations Reflections on Institutions with an Ethos Javier Martínez-Torrón Religion, Beliefs, and Freedom of Speech The Disorientation of the European Court of Human Rights Rafael Palomino Lozano Index
