Law as a social institution / Hamish Ross.

This book develops the rudiments of a sociological perspective on state law and legal theory. It outlines a distinctive approach to theoretical enquiry that offers an improved understanding of law as a social and institutional phenomenon. The book draws upon Max Weber's sociological and juristi...

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Main Author: Ross, Hamish
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2001.
Series:Legal theory today.
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Summary:This book develops the rudiments of a sociological perspective on state law and legal theory. It outlines a distinctive approach to theoretical enquiry that offers an improved understanding of law as a social and institutional phenomenon. The book draws upon Max Weber's sociological and juristic writings as a context in which to explore themes arising or selectively developed from a critical reassessment of key aspects of H.L.A. Hart's theory of law. The discussion initially centres around three problematical areas or 'Gordian Knots': essentially weaknesses in the analytical nucleus of The Con.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 176 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847312402
1847312403
9781472562357
1472562356
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.