The oldest social science?
Subtitle: configurations of law and modernity
By: W.T. Murphy.
Series: Oxford socio-legal studies
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Sociological jurisprudence.; Sociological jurisprudence -- History.; Rule of law.
Description: This original book challenges the assumption that the post-war period is hallmarked by the triumph of the rule of law. It presents a sophisticated interpretation of the true role played by law in modern society, sidestepping the usual emphasis in legal theory on normative questions. Tim Murphy approaches his subject by focusing on adjudication as a social practice and as a set of governmental techniques.

From this viewpoint, he explores how the relationship between law, government and society has changed in the course of history in significant ways. In so doing, he addresses the central concerns of scholars, students, and the public in relation to the future of law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-254) and index.