The Future of Governance : A Radical Introduction to Law (Hardcover)

1. Introducing Law?Part One: A Radical Introduction?2. Four Radical Threads?3. Law as ‘Civilising’?4. Law as Governance?5. Law as Rules: Thinking Inside the Box, Thinking Outside the Box?6. Law in our Technological Times?Part Two: Legal Landmarks?7. The Landscape of Law: Legal London?8. Thinking Like a Lawyer?9. Handling Statutes?10. Handling Cases?Part Three: Key Concepts?11. The Concept of Law?12. Coherence?13. The Rule of Law?14. The Regulatory Environment?15. Organising Concepts?16. Flexible Concepts?17. Prohibitions, Permissions, and Requirements18. Rights, Duties and Powers?19. Crime and Punishment, Harm and Liberty?20. Property?21. Precaution and Prevention?Part Four: Values?22. Fundamental Values: The Conditions of Possibility?23. Community Values: Human Rights and Human Dignity?24. Privacy?25. Consent?26. Justice?27. Ethics?28. Conscientious Objection and Civil Disobedience?Part Five: Law’s Imperfect Governance and its Many Challenges?29. Law’s Governance: The Range of Challenges?30. Law’s Promise: Order, Democracy, and Justice?31. Authority of Lawmakers and Respect for Law?32. Getting Regulation Right: The Politicians’ Claim?33. Regulatory Effectiveness?34. Regulatory Acceptability and Legitimacy?35. Disputes: Resolution, Prevention, and Technical Solutions?Part Six: Lawyers and Legal Services?36. Lawyers?37. The Automation of Legal Services and Social Acceptability?38. Smart Lawyers and Smart Legal Institutions?Part Seven: Final Reflections?39. The Radical Threads Revisited?40. Good Questions and Good Governance