Law As a Social Institution (Legal Theory Today)
Publisher: Hart Pub
Published: July 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781841132310
Subjects: Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Sociology, Social Studies; Social action; Social Science; Sociology; General; Critical legal studies; Sociological jurisprudence
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.