Law, Culture and Society - Legal Ideas in the Mirror of Social Theory

List of contents

1. Introduction: Recovering Sociological Jurisprudence
PART 1: THE JURISTIC POINT OF VIEW
2. The Nature of Legal Expertise
3. The Jurist’s Role
4. Why Jurisprudence is Not Legal Philosophy
5. Sociology in Juristic Practice
PART 2: TRANSNATIONAL CHALLENGES TO JURISTIC THOUGHT
6. Why Lawyers Need a Theory of Legal Pluralism
7. A Concept of Law for Global Legal Pluralism
8. The Nature of Transnational Law
9. Transnational Legal Authority
10. A Transnational Concept of Crime
PART 3: LEGAL VALUES IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
11. Culture as a Juristic Issue
12. Can Sociology Clarify Legal Values?
13. Human Rights and Dignity: A Durkheimian Perspective
14. Legal Instrumentalism and Popular Values
15. Conclusion: Horizons of Sociological Jurisprudence

About the author

Roger Cotterrell

Summary

Presenting a distinctive approach to the study of law in society and through a range of specific studies, this book seeks to integrate the sociology of law with other kinds of legal analysis and engages directly with current juristic debates in legal theory and comparative law.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Cotterrell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138467682
• ISBN: 978-1-138-46768-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Labour law, social law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, Procurement law, Social Law, Constitutional & administrative law, Public procurement, services and supplies, Social law and Medical law, Administrative jurisdiction and public administration, LAW / Public Contract