Law and society, sociology of law

'When we claim to have been injured by language, what kind of claim do we make?

'When we claim to have been injured by language, what kind of claim do we make?

Understanding legal rules not as determinants of behavior but as points of reference for conduct, this volume considers the ways in which rules are invoked, referred to, interpreted, put forward or blurred.

Understanding legal rules not as determinants of behavior but as points of reference for conduct, this volume considers the ways in which rules are invoked, referred to, interpreted, put forward or blurred.

This book examines the almost entirely neglected realm of public property, identifying and describing a number of key organizing principles around which a nascent jurisprudence of public property may be developed.

This book examines the almost entirely neglected realm of public property, identifying and describing a number of key organizing principles around which a nascent jurisprudence of public property may be developed.

Are disputes ever really resolved, or do people need to find ways of accommodating them and living with the consequences?

Are disputes ever really resolved, or do people need to find ways of accommodating them and living with the consequences?

This book opens windows onto Jewish legal culture, by offering fourteen exploratory essays, each of which focuses on an aspect of Jewish law, broadly understood.

This book opens windows onto Jewish legal culture, by offering fourteen exploratory essays, each of which focuses on an aspect of Jewish law, broadly understood.

This book is about the law and order issue, and the role social scientists have played in legitimating it as a problem of grave social consequences.

I originally became interested in the law and society nature of this research project through a law school and then graduate political science educational background.

The increase in regulations affecting the conduct of scientific research, and the debate about their appropriateness and effectiveness, reflect societal concerns with fundamental questions raised by certain types of scientific inquiry.

This book analyzes the evolution of the idea of human rights, the "e;universalization"e; of human rights as reflected in the spread of "e;constitutionalism"e; to almost all states.

Focusing on the moment when social unrest takes hold of a populace, Law and Disorder offers a new account of sovereignty with an affective theory of public order and protest.

Focusing on the moment when social unrest takes hold of a populace, Law and Disorder offers a new account of sovereignty with an affective theory of public order and protest.

This book adopts Durkheim's legal perspective to treat law as a symbol of social solidarities to examine Chinese society.

This book adopts Durkheim's legal perspective to treat law as a symbol of social solidarities to examine Chinese society.

This book presents findings from a process evaluation carried out at a problem-solving court located in England: Manchester Review Court.

This book presents findings from a process evaluation carried out at a problem-solving court located in England: Manchester Review Court.

This book is a continuation of Corporate Law and the Theory of the Firm: Reconstructing Corporations, Shareholders, Directors, Owners, and Investors.

This book is a continuation of Corporate Law and the Theory of the Firm: Reconstructing Corporations, Shareholders, Directors, Owners, and Investors.

This text provides an explanation of the responsibilities and liabilities of the shipbroker, both in direct contact with principles and as part of a chain of other brokers.

This text provides an explanation of the responsibilities and liabilities of the shipbroker, both in direct contact with principles and as part of a chain of other brokers.

This book discusses the designs and applications of the social systems theory (built by Niklas Luhmann, 1927-1998) in relation to empirical socio-legal studies.

This book discusses the designs and applications of the social systems theory (built by Niklas Luhmann, 1927-1998) in relation to empirical socio-legal studies.

Originally published in 1984, State Apparatus contributes to the debate on the theory of the state through posing questions regarding the state's form, function, and apparatus.

Originally published in 1984, State Apparatus contributes to the debate on the theory of the state through posing questions regarding the state's form, function, and apparatus.

This edited collection explores the topic of disclosure of evidence and information in the criminal justice process.

This edited collection explores the topic of disclosure of evidence and information in the criminal justice process.

There is more to law than rules, robes and precedents.

There is more to law than rules, robes and precedents.

This book is about the law and order issue, and the role social scientists have played in legitimating it as a problem of grave social consequences.

I originally became interested in the law and society nature of this research project through a law school and then graduate political science educational background.

The increase in regulations affecting the conduct of scientific research, and the debate about their appropriateness and effectiveness, reflect societal concerns with fundamental questions raised by certain types of scientific inquiry.

The notion of human dignity is frequently, yet enigmatically, invoked in legal and political debates on sex work, where many people use it without much elaboration on exactly what they mean by it.

The notion of human dignity is frequently, yet enigmatically, invoked in legal and political debates on sex work, where many people use it without much elaboration on exactly what they mean by it.

Morality: An Anthropological Perspective provides the first account of anthropological approaches to the question of morality.

Morality: An Anthropological Perspective provides the first account of anthropological approaches to the question of morality.

Public value theory speaks to the co-creation of value between politicians, citizens, and public managers, with a focus on the public manager in terms of her contributions, initiatives, and limitations in value creation.

Public value theory speaks to the co-creation of value between politicians, citizens, and public managers, with a focus on the public manager in terms of her contributions, initiatives, and limitations in value creation.

This title was first published in 2001.

This book, about involuntary commitment proceedings, focuses on interpretive practice at the nexus of legal, psychiatric, and practical reasoning.

This title was first published in 2001: Welfare law is a legal field integral to most jurisprudential formulations, whether artificially designated as doctrinal, theoretical or practical.

A collection of papersA presenting critical perspectives in the development of asylum law with a focus on European and UK developments, incorporating international human rights law and comparative law perspectives.

This book contains a critical analysis of the law and politics governing the conduct of statutory elections in the United Kingdom.

During the past two decades, the frequency and range of expert testimony by psychologists have increased dramatically.

In this powerful collection by one of today's leading African American intellectuals, Keeping Faith situates the current position of African Americans, tracing the geneology of the "e;Afro-American Rebellion"e; from Martin Luther King to the rise of black revolutionary leftists.

The Implicit Relation of Psychology and Law brings an innovative, feminist analysis to these affiliated fields.

This title was first published in 2001.