Open AccessMcCOUBREY & WHITE’S TEXTBOOK ON JURISPRUDENCE
Author(s) -
James Penner,
Emmanuel Melissaris
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
denning law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2047-2765
pISSN - 0269-1922
DOI - 10.5750/dlj.v21i1.351
Subject(s) - subject matter , jurisprudence , subject (documents) , philosophy , white (mutation) , inclusion (mineral) , law , classics , theology , sociology , library science , political science , computer science , history , chemistry , curriculum , social science , biochemistry , gene
J E Penner, 4th edn (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2008) ISBN 9781847030221Professor J E Penner has assumed responsibility for McCoubrey and White’s Textbook on Jurisprudence, in the form of the new 4th edition. Previous editions were well structured, clear and wide ranging introductions to a difficult subject, and in these respects Penner’s 4th edition is no different. The main changes are twofold. First, there is more detailed exploration of certain topics; secondly, there is a broadening of subject matter through the inclusion of theoretical schools unaddressed by previous editions. Overall, the 4th edition is a significant improvement on its predecessors and Penner is to be congratulated for making a good textbook better.