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This book assesses the role of social justice in legal scholarship
and its potential future development by focusing upon the 'leading
works' of the discipline. The rise of socio-legal studies over
recent decades has led to a more interdisciplinary approach to the
study of law, which prioritises placing law into its wider social
context. Recognising the role that culture, economics and politics
play in the development of law is important in order to fully
understand the position and impact of law in society. Innovative
and written in an engaging way, this collection includes leading
and emerging scholars from across the world. Each contributor has
been invited to select and analyse a 'leading work', a publication
which has for them shed light on the way that law and social
justice are interlinked and has influenced their own understanding,
scholarship, advocacy, and, in some instances, activism. The book
also includes a specially written foreword and afterword, which
critically reflect upon the contributions of the 'leading works' to
consider the role that social justice has played in law and legal
education and the likely future path for social justice in legal
scholarship. This book will be an essential resource for all those
working in the areas of social justice, socio-legal studies and
legal philosophy. It will be of wider interest to the social
sciences more generally.
This book assesses the role of social justice in legal scholarship
and its potential future development by focusing upon the 'leading
works' of the discipline. The rise of socio-legal studies over
recent decades has led to a more interdisciplinary approach to the
study of law, which prioritises placing law into its wider social
context. Recognising the role that culture, economics and politics
play in the development of law is important in order to fully
understand the position and impact of law in society. Innovative
and written in an engaging way, this collection includes leading
and emerging scholars from across the world. Each contributor has
been invited to select and analyse a 'leading work', a publication
which has for them shed light on the way that law and social
justice are interlinked and has influenced their own understanding,
scholarship, advocacy, and, in some instances, activism. The book
also includes a specially written foreword and afterword, which
critically reflect upon the contributions of the 'leading works' to
consider the role that social justice has played in law and legal
education and the likely future path for social justice in legal
scholarship. This book will be an essential resource for all those
working in the areas of social justice, socio-legal studies and
legal philosophy. It will be of wider interest to the social
sciences more generally.
This book assesses the implications of how children and young
people are represented in print media in Northern Ireland - a
post-conflict transitioning society. Gordon analyses how children
and young people's perceived involvement in anti-social and
criminal behaviour is constructed and amplified in media, as well
as in popular and political discourses. Drawing on deviancy
amplification, folk devils and moral panics, this original study
specifically addresses the labelling perspective and confirms that
young people are convenient scapegoats - where their negative
reputation diverts attention from the structural and institutional
issues that are inevitable in a post-conflict society. Alongside
content analysis from six months of print media and a case study on
the representation of youth involvement in 'sectarian' rioting,
this book also analyses interviews with editors, journalists,
politicians, policy makers and a spokesperson for the Police
Service of Northern Ireland. Noting the importance of prioritising
the experiences of children, young people and their advocates, this
timely and engaging research will be of specific interest to
scholars and students of criminal justice, criminology, socio-legal
studies, sociology, social policy, media studies, politics and law,
as well as media professionals and policy makers.
This book assesses the implications of how children and young
people are represented in print media in Northern Ireland - a
post-conflict transitioning society. Gordon analyses how children
and young people's perceived involvement in anti-social and
criminal behaviour is constructed and amplified in media, as well
as in popular and political discourses. Drawing on deviancy
amplification, folk devils and moral panics, this original study
specifically addresses the labelling perspective and confirms that
young people are convenient scapegoats - where their negative
reputation diverts attention from the structural and institutional
issues that are inevitable in a post-conflict society. Alongside
content analysis from six months of print media and a case study on
the representation of youth involvement in 'sectarian' rioting,
this book also analyses interviews with editors, journalists,
politicians, policy makers and a spokesperson for the Police
Service of Northern Ireland. Noting the importance of prioritising
the experiences of children, young people and their advocates, this
timely and engaging research will be of specific interest to
scholars and students of criminal justice, criminology, socio-legal
studies, sociology, social policy, media studies, politics and law,
as well as media professionals and policy makers.
This book offers insight on access to justice from rural areas in
internationally comparable contexts to highlight the diversity of
experiences within, and across rural areas globally. It looks at
the fundamental questions for people's lives raised by the issue of
access to justice as well as the rule of law. It highlights a range
of social, geographic and cultural issues which impact the way
rural communities experience the justice system throughout the
world with chapters on Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Kenya,
Northern Ireland, South Africa, Syria, Turkey, the USA and Wales.
Each chapter explores three questions: 1. How do people experience
the institutions of justice in rural areas and how does this rural
experience differ to an urban experience? 2. What impact have
changes in policy had on the justice system in rural areas, and
have rural and urban areas been affected in different ways? 3. What
impact does the law have on people's lives in rural areas and what
would rural communities like to be better understood about their
experience of the justice system? By bringing in the voices and
experiences of those who are often ignored or side-lined by justice
systems, this book will set out an agenda for ensuring social
justice in legal systems with a focus on protecting marginalised
groups.
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