Author : Philip Aneurin Thomas
Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Company
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 29,61 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 : John Harrison Watts
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 39,39 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 : Marc Galanter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 30,31 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 : Kristina Murphy
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 22,63 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Taxation
ISBN : 9780642768711
Author : American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781590318737
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Author : Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,30 MB
Release : 1977-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 0029328802
"Law in Modern Society" is a comparative study of the place of law in societies as well as a criticism of social theory. Under what conditions do different kinds of law emerge? What are the bases of the rule of law ideal that marks advanced liberal, capitalist societies? What can the study of law teach us about social hierarchy and moral vision in these societies, and, indeed, about the specificity of Western civilization? Why do we find it necessary to struggle for the rule of law and impossible to achieve it? What political possibilities are closed or opened by present-day changes in the established styles of legality and legal thought? Unger deals with these questions in a broad range of historical settings. But he also relates them to the central issues of social theory: the method of explanation, the conditions of social order, and the nature of 'modern' society. the book argues that to resolve its own internal dilemmas the science of society must once again become both metaphysical and political.
Author : Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,12 MB
Release : 2006-09-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1139458655
Dealing with the aftermath of civil conflict or the fall of a repressive government continues to trouble countries throughout the world. Whereas much of the 1990s was occupied with debates concerning the relative merits of criminal prosecutions and truth commissions, by the end of the decade a consensus emerged that this either/or approach was inappropriate and unnecessary. A second generation of transitional justice experiences have stressed both truth and justice and recognize that a single method may inadequately serve societies rebuilding after conflict or dictatorship. Based on studies in ten countries, this book analyzes how some combine multiple institutions, others experiment with community-level initiatives that draw on traditional law and culture, whilst others combine internal actions with transnational or international ones. The authors argue that transitional justice efforts must also consider the challenges to legitimacy and local ownership emerging after external military intervention or occupation.
Author : Austin Sarat
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 15,73 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 : Brian Z. Tamanaha
Publisher : Oxford Socio-Legal Studies
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 20,8 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 : 15,41 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781621964971
