338 Pages
34 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
338 Pages
34 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
This book proposes the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour by introducing a new scientific perspective.
The science of norms may here be broadly understood as a social science which includes elements from both the behavioural and legal sciences. It is given that a science of norms is not normative in the sense of prescribing what is right or wrong in various... Read more
Chapter One Why do we need a science of norms?
Chapter Two Two competing normative worlds and their internal changes over time
Chapter Three About norms and action systems
Chapter Four Law as a system of norms
Chapter Five The evolution of norms and law
Chapter Six Toward a theory of legal change
Chapter Seven A science of norms: a science for the 21st century
Biography
Håkan Hydén is a senior professor in sociology of law, Lund University, Sweden, and fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences.
