written in 1949 by Lon Fuller, is the first famous fictitious legal case of all time. Describing a case of trapped travellers who are forcd to cannibalize one of their team, it is used on courses in philosophy of law and Jurisprudence to show how their trial upon rescue touches on key concepts in philosophy and legal theory such as utilitarianism and naturalism.
includes a reprint of Fuller's classic article and a much-needed revision of and addition to the five openings originally expressed in the case by the five Supreme Court Judges. Peter Suber carefully and clearly introduces students to the main themes of Fuller's article before introducing nine new opinions. These opinions include perspectives from communitarian, feminist, multicultural, postmodern and economic theories of law, updating Fuller's original case and bringing contemporary theories of law to bear on the five original opinions.
Why read this book? One reason is to get beyond sloganeering about "judicial activism" and "activist judges." The book is an enjoyable and even-handed way to understand what the debate is about. It doesn't tell you what to think, but illustrates the contending positions and lets you think for yourself. It will show you how judges with different moral and political beliefs interpret written law, how they use precedents, how they conceive the proper role of judges, how they conceive the relationship between law and morality, and how they defend their judicial practices against criticism. It anchors all of this in a Supreme Court hearing of a gripping, concrete case on which real people disagree. (Challenge: Take any view of how judges should interpret law, especially any view that makes it sound easy, and try it out on this case. How well can it respect the facts and law? How well can it answer the objections from judges who take other views? How well does it deliver justice?) The book uses no jargon and assumes no prior knowledge of law or legal philosophy.

张明楷老师在指导学生时，每个周末都会精选刑法当中的疑难案例与学生讨论，通过对案例的讨论，训练学生分析问题、解决问题的能力，本书即为近几年张明楷老师与学生“周末刑法讨论会”的内容实录合集。
本书采用对话体的形式，原汁原味地真实回放刑法讨论会的现场，阅读本书如同亲临张明楷老师与学生的讨论会，跟着张明楷老师一起学刑法，学习庖丁解牛般地剖析和处理疑难案例。
本书所选案例，多数是经常困扰刑事司法领域人士的疑难案例，对于司法实践的法律人士也有很大的参考价值。

张明楷老师在指导学生时，每个周末都会精选刑法当中的疑难案例与学生讨论，通过对案例的讨论，训练学生分析问题、解决问题的能力，本书即为近几年张明楷老师与学生“周末刑法讨论会”的内容实录合集。本书采用对话体的形式，原汁原味地真实回放刑法讨论会的现场，阅读本书如同亲临张明楷老师与学生的讨论会，跟着张明楷老师一起学刑法，学习庖丁解牛般地剖析和处理疑难案例。本书所选案例，多数是经常困扰刑事司法领域人士的疑难案例，对于司法实践的法律人士也有很大的参考价值。 《刑法的私塾》第一部面市以来，受到广大读者特别是法学院学生和公检法等实践部门人士的好评。本书是继第一部之后推出的第二本刑法案例集。第一部收录的是2010-2013年的案例，第二部收录的是2013年-2016年底的最新案例。