num_pages: 498
description: In this volume, Niklas Luhmann, the leading exponent of systems theory, explores its implications for our understanding of law. The volume provides a rigorous application to law of a theory that offers profound insights into the relationships between law and other aspects of contemporary society, including politics, the economy, the media, education, and religion.
language: English
title: Law As a Social System
titlecomplete: Law As a Social System (Oxford Socio-Legal Studies)
genres: Philosophy, Law, Nonfiction, Sociology, Society
ratings_count: 34
publisher: Oxford University Press