Realistic Theory of Law - The Modern Transformation of Law

Informationen zum Autor Brian Tamanaha is William Gardiner Hammond Professor of Law at Washington University, St Louis School of Law. He is the author of eight books, including the prize-winning A General Jurisprudence of Law and Society (2001). Klappentext The book re-orients jurisprudence and develops an empirically informed theory of law that applies throughout history and across different societies. Zusammenfassung This book is for legal theorists and social scientists interested in a theory of law as a social institution that changes in form and function over time and place! in connection with social! cultural! economic! political! ecological! and technological factors. The realistic theory presents a holistic vision of law within society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The third branch of jurisprudence; 2. What is law?; 3. Necessary and universal truths about law?; 4. A genealogical view of law; 5. Law in the age of organizations; 6. What is international law?; Conclusion: a realistic theory of law.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Z. Tamanaha, Brian Z. (Washington University Tamanaha, Tamanaha Brian Z.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.05.2017
• EAN: 9781316638514
• ISBN: 978-1-316-63851-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; LAW / Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence & general issues, Jurisprudence and general issues