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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457340403321

Titolo

Politics, postmodernity and critical legal studies : the legality of the contingent / / edited by Costas Douzinas, Peter Goodrich and Yifat Hachamovitch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994

ISBN

1-134-88358-7

1-280-14487-4

0-203-97680-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DouzinasCostas <1951->

GoodrichPeter <1954->

HachamovitchYifat <1959->

Disciplina

340.1

340/.1

Soggetti

Critical legal studies

Law - Philosophy

Postmodernism

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Politics, postmodernity and critical legal studies: The legality of the contingent; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction: Politics, ethics and the legality of the contingent; Part I The contingency of judgement; Chapter 2 In emulation of the clouds: An essay on the obscure object of judgement; Chapter 3 As if: camera juridica; Chapter 4 Jani anglorum: Signs, symptoms, slips and interpretation in law; Part II The law of law; Chapter 5 The paternity of law; Chapter 6 Antigone's law: A genealogy of jurisprudence; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This timely and assured book provides a unique guide to critical legal studies which is one of the most exciting developments within contemporary jurisprudence. It is the first book to systematically apply a critical philosophy to the substance of common law. The book develops a coruscating and interdisciplinary overview of the politics



and cultural significance of the institutions of the law.