1st Edition

Law, Culture and Society Legal Ideas in the Mirror of Social Theory

208 Pages

by Routledge

208 Pages

by Routledge

208 Pages

by Routledge

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This book presents a distinctive approach to the study of law in society, focusing on the sociological interpretation of legal ideas. It surveys the development of connections between legal studies and social theory and locates its approach in relation to sociolegal studies on the one hand and legal philosophy on the other. It is suggested that the concept of law must be re-considered. Law has to... Read more

1. Introduction: Recovering Sociological Jurisprudence

PART 1: THE JURISTIC POINT OF VIEW

2. The Nature of Legal Expertise

3. The Jurist’s Role

4. Why Jurisprudence is Not Legal Philosophy

5. Sociology in Juristic Practice　

PART 2: TRANSNATIONAL CHALLENGES TO JURISTIC THOUGHT

6. Why Lawyers Need a Theory of Legal Pluralism

7. A Concept of Law for Global Legal Pluralism

8. The Nature of Transnational Law

9. Transnational Legal Authority

10. A Transnational Concept of Crime　