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Law's Community: Legal Theory in Sociological Perspective

Roger Cotterrell

ISBN13: 9780198264903
ISBN: 0198264909
Published: June 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback
Price: £74.00



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This collection of essays by a leading legal theorist seeks to re-locate the relationship between the traditional concerns of legal theory and the sociology of law, by establishing a consistent theoretical approach to the analysis of law in contemporary Western societies. The book is based upon previously published essays which have been extensively revised and updated, and offers a contribution to the study of law and social theory.

Subjects:
Jurisprudence
Contents:
Preface.
Part 1: Law and Sociology.
1: Introduction - Analysing Law's Power.
2: The Sociological Concept of Law.
3: Law and Sociology: The Constitution and Confrontations of Disciplines.
4: Sociology of Law in Britain: A Case Study.
5: Sociological Perspectives on Legal Closure.
Part 2: Law in Social Theory.
6: Law, Ideology, and Power: The Marxist Tradition.
7: Legaliy and Legitimacy: The Sociology of Max Weber.
8: Social Foundations of the Rule of Law: Franz Neumann and Otto Kirchheimer.
9: Law, Morality, and Solidarity: The Durkheimian Tradition.
10: Critique and Law: The Legacy of the Frankfurt School.
Part 3: Law, Power, and Community.
11: Law's Images of Society.
12: Feasible Regulation for Democracy and Social Justice.
13: Legal Theory and the Image of Legality.
14: Socio-Legal Studies: Between Policy and Community.
15: Conclusion - Imagining Law's Community.
Bibliography and Index

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