Law As a Human Science

Law as a Human Science argues for the reintroduction of crucial aspects of the humanist tradition in legal thinking.

List of contents

Introduction; Part 1: The Legal Academic; 1. Max Weber and Legal Thinking; 2. The Legal Academic's Impact; 3. From Formal to Substantive Rationality; Part 2: The Science of Law; 4. Law as a Moral Science; 5. The Legal Academic as Interpreter; 6. The Legal Academic and the Activist; Part 3: The Law School; 7. The Edifying Law School; 8. The Radical Law School; Part 4: The Politics of Legal Academia; 9. Weber's Tragic Modernity

About the author

Panu Minkkinen is Professor of Legal Theory at the University of Leicester

Summary

Law as a Human Science argues for the reintroduction of crucial aspects of the humanist tradition in legal thinking.

Product details

• Authors: Panu Minkkinen, Panu (University of Leicester Minkkinen, Minkkinen Panu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 05.01.2026
• EAN: 9780415617321
• ISBN: 978-0-415-61732-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; LAW / General, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Legal Education, Legal History, Higher education, tertiary education, Jurisprudence and general issues, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Legal profession / practice of law: general