Quick Bibliography: Philosophy of Law

Philosophy of Law Quick Bibliography

Compiled by Bret A. Heim, heim@shc.edu 380.3875

Getting Started

Craig, Edward, ed. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. New York : Routledge, 1998.
REFERENCE B 51 .R68 1998 vols. 1-10

Responsibility, natural law, John Stuart Mill, justice, Law--philosophy of, positivism, etc.

Gray, Christopher B., ed. The Philosophy of Law : An Encyclopedia. New York : Garland Pub., 1999.
REFERENCE K 204 .P49 1999 vols. 1-2

Covers virtually all topics under discussion in the recent literature in philosophy of law.
Its primary focus is on issues of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The encyclopedia
also includes core issues and their historical development back to ancient sources.

Koosed, Margery B., ed. Capital Punishment. New York: Garland Pub., 1996.
REFERENCE KF9227.C2 C345 1996 vols.1-3

Contents: v. 1. The philosophical, moral, and penological debate over capital punishment
v. 2. Capital punishment jurisprudence -- v. 3. Litigating capital cases.

Parrish, Jenni. Abortion Law in the United States. New York : Garland Pub., 1995.
REFERENCE KF3771 .A936 1995 vols. 1-3.

Contents: v. 1. From Roe v. Wade to the present -- v. 2. Historical development of abortion law
v. 3. Modern writings on abortion.

Journal and Magazine Citations

1) The Philosopher's Index. Bowling Green, Ohio : Philosophy Documentation Center,
Bowling Green University, 1968-present. REFERENCE B1.A1 P5 [current five years]

2) Academic Elite [click to jump to database]

Boolean Search Argument:

(execute or capital punish* or cruel) and (retarded or disabled or disabilit*)

Sample result:

Title:

PROHIBITING THE EXECUTION OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED.

Author(s):

Raines, Amanda M.

Source:

Case Western Reserve Law Review; Fall2002, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p171, 32p

Document Type:

Article

Subject(s):

MENTAL health laws
CAPITAL punishment
FURMAN v. Georgia (Supreme Court case)

Abstract:

Focuses on the ban on the execution of the mentally retarded. United States Supreme Court decision ruling such as execution as unconstitutional; Legal definition of mental retardation; History of the death penalty since 'Furman v. Georgia.'

Boolean Search Argument: (abortion or sexual) and privacy

Sample result:

Title:

Must Privacy and Sexual Equality Conflict? A Philosophical Examination of Some Legal Evidence.

Author(s):

Lever, Annabelle

Source:

Social Research; Winter2000, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p1137, 34p

Document Type:

Article

Subject(s):

PRIVACY, Right of

Abstract:

Examines the claims of writer Catharine MacKinnon about the relationship of sexual equality and privacy. Opposition raised by the writer on privacy rights; Criticism on her perception about privacy and sexual equality; Discussion on rights to privacy and equality.

3) Lexis-Nexis [click to jump to database]

The LEXIS® service is a provider of online legal research materials and legal information products. It includes access
to continuously updated archives of state and federal case law, statutes and regulations, in addition to specialized libraries
covering all major fields of practice.

The LEXIS® service is a full-text service. Full text articles from law reviews in particular are extremely long, often exceeding 50 pages.
Please copy and paste required sections of texts [citing correctly the source] for articles over 3500 words in length.

It is suggested that you begin your legal research in the file: Legal News

Stategies for searching Lexis

1) Searching with Terms

     (execute or capital punish* or cruel) and (retarded or disabled or disabilit*)

Sample result

Pennsylvania Law Weekly, February 10, 2003
SECTION: NEWS; Vol. 26; No. 6; Pg. 1
LENGTH: 2285 words
HEADLINE: Criminal Practice The Death Penalty and the Mentally Retarded
BYLINE: By Christopher Lilienthal

2) Searching by Case Name

     Lawrence w/3 Texas  [notice syntax for locating articles about Lawrence v. Texas]
     Atkins w/3 Virginia

Sample result

The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD), August 18, 2003 Monday
SECTION: COMMENTARY
LENGTH: 2264 words
HEADLINE: Commentary: 'The logic of all sex laws'

How to Find Material the Library Owns

Click on the headings below to automatically search the Library catalog

Sample result Discrimination in Education United States

Reed, Douglas S., On Equal Terms : The Constitutional Politics of Educational Opportunity.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2001. KF 4137 .R44 2001.

Law (Philosophy)	Natural Law	Liberty
Responsibility	Law and ethics	Privacy, Right of
Equality	Sex discrimination	Discrimination in education
Punishment	Capital punishment	Abortion Law and legislation
Social Justice	Justice	Abortion Government policy
Obscenity	Pornography	Abortion Moral and ethical aspects
Mill, John Stuart	Feinberg, Joel	Criminology

Odds and Ends

How to Find Materials About Capital Punishment and the Debate on Crime and Criminals. http://camellia.shc.edu/byrne/RefGuide/capitalp.htm

Heim, Bret. United States Constitutional Law: A Select Guide to Research and Resources. http://camellia.shc.edu/byrne/RefGuide/Constlaw.html

Title:	PROHIBITING THE EXECUTION OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED.
Author(s):	Raines, Amanda M.
Source:	Case Western Reserve Law Review; Fall2002, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p171, 32p
Document Type:	Article
Subject(s):	MENTAL health laws CAPITAL punishment FURMAN v. Georgia (Supreme Court case)
Abstract:	Focuses on the ban on the execution of the mentally retarded. United States Supreme Court decision ruling such as execution as unconstitutional; Legal definition of mental retardation; History of the death penalty since 'Furman v. Georgia.'

Title:	Must Privacy and Sexual Equality Conflict? A Philosophical Examination of Some Legal Evidence.
Author(s):	Lever, Annabelle
Source:	Social Research; Winter2000, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p1137, 34p
Document Type:	Article
Subject(s):	PRIVACY, Right of
Abstract:	Examines the claims of writer Catharine MacKinnon about the relationship of sexual equality and privacy. Opposition raised by the writer on privacy rights; Criticism on her perception about privacy and sexual equality; Discussion on rights to privacy and equality.