Includes bibliographical references (p. [452]-504) and index.

Jurisprudence, globalisation and the discipline of law : the need fo r a new general jurisprudence -- Analytical jurisprudence in a global c ontext -- Mapping law : families, civilisations, cultures, and traditio ns -- Constructing conceptions of law : beyond Hart, Tamanaha and Llewe llyn -- Normative jurisprudence, utilitarianism, and theories of justic e -- Human rights as moral, political and legal rights -- Meeting the c hallenges to human rights as moral rights: Griffin, Tasioulas and Sen - - Empirical dimensions of law and justice -- Diffusion of law : a globa l perspective -- Surface law -- Is law important? : law and the millenn ium development goals -- The significance of non-state law -- Human rig hts : southern voices -- Conclusion -- Some basic concepts -- Elusive i sms : instrumentalism, pluralism, scientism, realism -- Law teaching as a vocation.