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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454469903321

Autore

Cotterrell Roger (Roger B. M.)

Titolo

Law, culture and society [[electronic resource] ] : legal ideas in the mirror of social theory / / Roger Cotterrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub. Co., c2006

ISBN

1-351-21796-8

0-7546-8032-0

1-281-09664-4

9786611096649

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Law, justice, and power

Disciplina

340/.115

Soggetti

Sociological jurisprudence

Law - Philosophy

Comparative law - Sociological aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-187) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: Approaching Law; PART 1: Perspectives (Legal and Social Theory); 1 Law and Social Theory; 2 Legal Philosophy and Legal Pluralism; 3 Why Must Legal Ideas be Interpreted Sociologically?; 4 A Legal Concept of Community; PART 2: Applications (Comparative Law and Culture); 5 The Concept of Legal Culture; 6 Law in Culture; 7 Is There a Logic of Legal Transplants?; 8 Sociology and Comparative Law; 9 Interpretation in Comparative Law; Conclusion: Frontiers of Community; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

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.