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Zusatztext [A]n enjoyable text written by a person who loves legal theory and wishes to share his passion with others, including those who are not proficient in legal theory or philosophy and who do not invest their lives in mastering it. But it is not only a treasure for the layperson. The professional legal theorist will also find here a rich and nuanced description of different legal theories and traditions as well as insights into the historical and political context in which these theories were developed. Informationen zum Autor Alexander Somek is Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria. Vorwort This book provides a selective account of prominent positions in legal theory, such as American legal realism, modern legal positivism, sociological systems theory, institutionalism and critical legal studies. Zusammenfassung This book provides a selective and somewhat cheeky account of prominent positions in legal theory, such as American legal realism, modern legal positivism, sociological systems theory, institutionalism and critical legal studies. It presents a relational approach to law and a new perspective on legal sources.The book explores topics of legal theory in a playful manner. It is written and composed in a way that refutes the widespread prejudice that legal theory is a dreary subject, with a cast of characters that occasionally interact in order to illustrate the claims of the book.Legal experts claim to know what the law is. Legal theory—or jurisprudence—explores whether such claims are warranted. The discipline first emerged at the turn of the 20th century, when the self-confidence of both legal scholarship and judicial craftsmanship became severely shattered, but the crisis continues to this day. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Legal Knowledge 2. Mild and Wild Formalism 3. American Legal Realism 4. Modern Legal Positivism 5. The Demise of Modern Legal Positivism 6. Objective Spirit 7. Rupture 8. The Legal Relation...
