Sociological Approaches to Theories of Law

ISBN-13: 9781009124362 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Brian Z. Tamanaha

Opis

This Element applies insights empirical insights to examine, and enrich, central claims by analytical jurisprudents about the nature of law.

Spis treści

1. The Problems With Artifact Legal Theory; 2. Law as a Social Construction; 3. Five Implications of Social Constructionism; 4. Idealized Accounts of the Functions Of Law; 5. The Dis-Embeddedness of Legal Systems; 6. The Purported Guidance Function of Law; 7. The False Social Efficacy Thesis; 8. Missteps in the Quest to Answer 'What Is Law?'; 9. Empiricism and Analytical Jurisprudence; References.