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Law, Culture and Society - Legal Ideas in the Mirror of Social Theory (Hardcover)
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Law, Culture and Society - Legal Ideas in the Mirror of Social Theory (Hardcover)
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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 be seen today not just as the law of the
nation state, or international law that links nation states, but
also as transnational law in many forms. A legal pluralist approach
is not just a matter of redefining law in legal theory; it also
recognizes that law's authority comes from a plurality of diverse,
sometimes conflicting, social sources. The book suggests that the
social environment in which law operates must also be rethought,
with many implications for comparative legal studies. The nature
and boundaries of culture become important problems, while the
concept of multiculturalism points to the cultural diversity of
populations and to problems of fragmentation, or perhaps to new
kinds of unity of the social. Theories of globalization raise a
host of issues about the integrity of societies and about the need
to understand social networks and forces that extend beyond the
political societies of nation states. Through a range of specific
studies, closely interrelated and building on each other, the book
seeks to integrate the sociology of law with other kinds of legal
analysis and engages directly with current juristic debates in
legal theory and comparative law.
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