Author : Philip Aneurin Thomas
Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Company
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 36,2 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN :
This text on socio-legal studies is derived from the Socio-Legal Studies Association 1995 annual conference at Leeds University. It examines the definition of the term socio-legal and the boundaries in which the lawyers of this subject fit.
Author : Marc Galanter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 36,5 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195632057
Though "modern Indian law" is actually of Western origin, Galanter here contends that independent India has accepted this mid-twentieth century legal system intellectually and institutionally. His thirteen articles, covering a wide range of issues in Indian society, explore the operation of modern Indian law and explicate the ways in which a complex body of formal law accommodates and adjusts itself to local conditions to which it is alien.
Author : John Harrison Watts
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 1466583304
In recent years, legal studies courses have increased the focus on contemporary social issues as part of the curriculum. Law and Society: An Introduction discusses the interface between these two institutions and encourages students in the development of new insights on the topic. The book begins by introducing definitions, classifications, and the
Author : Austin Sarat
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1118701445
Bringing a timely synthesis to the field, The Handbook of Law and Society presents a comprehensive overview of key research findings, theoretical developments, and methodological controversies in the field of law and society. Provides illuminating insights into societal issues that pose ongoing real-world legal problems Offers accessible, succinct overviews with in-depth coverage of each topic, including its evolution, current state, and directions for future research Addresses a wide range of emergent topics in law and society and revisits perennial questions about law in a global world including the widening gap between codified laws and “law in action”, problems in the implementation of legal decisions, law’s constitutive role in shaping society, the importance of law in everyday life, ways legal institutions both embrace and resist change, the impact of new media and technologies on law, intersections of law and identity, law’s relationship to social consensus and conflict, and many more Features contributions from 38 international expert scholars working in diverse fields at the intersections of legal studies and social sciences Unique in its contributions to this rapidly expanding and important new multi-disciplinary field of study
Author : Simon Halliday
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,97 MB
Release : 2009-05-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 052189591X
This book provides students and scholars with a candid look at how empirical research projects actually happen. Focusing on the interdisciplinary Law and Society field, more than twenty interviews with authors of classic projects - from sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, law, and history - the chapters are unique in their honesty. They help readers to understand the choices, challenges, and uncertainty that go into even some of the best research projects.
Author : Matthew Lippman
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1163 pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 2017-09-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 1506395422
“This is a well-rounded book that seems more interesting to students than other books I have used. It provides information on some cutting-edge themes in law and society while staying well grounded in the theories used by law and society practitioners.” —Lydia Brashear Tiede, Associate Professor, University of Houston Law and Society, Second Edition, offers a contemporary, concise overview of the structure and function of legal institutions, along with a lively discussion of both criminal and civil law and their impact on society. Unlike other books on law and society, Matthew Lippman takes an interdisciplinary approach that highlights the relevance of the law throughout our society. Distinctive coverage of diversity, inequality, civil liberties, and globalism is intertwined through an organized theme in a strong narrative. The highly anticipated Second Edition of this practical and invigorating text introduces students to both the influence of law on society and the influence of society on the law. Discussions of the pressing issues facing today’s society include key topics such as the law and inequality, international human rights, privacy and surveillance, and law and social control. Log in at study.sagepub.com/lippmanls2e for additional teaching and learning tools.
Author : Brian Z. Tamanaha
Publisher : Oxford Socio-Legal Studies
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 38,76 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199244669
Law is generally understood to be a mirror of society that functions to maintain social order. Focusing on this general understanding, this text conducts a survey of Western legal and social theories about law and its relationship within society.
Author : Jason Michael Morgan
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,82 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781621964971
Author : David Scott Clark
Publisher :
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Comparative law
ISBN :
Provides more than seven hundred alphabetical entries covering the interaction of law and society around the globe, including the sociology of law, law and economics, law and political science, psychology and law, and criminology.
Author : Rebecca Redwood French
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521515793
This volume challenges the concept of Buddhism as an apolitical religion without implications for law.
