A general jurisprudence of law and society

A general jurisprudence of law and society / Brian Z. Tamanaha.

Law is generally understood to be a mirror of society that functions to maintain social order. Focusing on this general understanding, this text conducts a survey of Western legal and social theories about law and its relationship within society.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tamanaha, Brian Z.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series:Oxford socio-legal studies.
Subjects:
Sociological jurisprudence.
Law > Philosophy.
Law > Philosophy
Sociological jurisprudence
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The law-society framework
  • Law and society in Western legal theory
  • Loosening the hold of the mirror thesis
  • Fundamental shifts in the law-society relationship
  • Against the mirror thesis
  • A socio-legal positivist approach to law
  • A non-essentialist legal pluralism
  • Elements of a general jurisprudence.

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