The Sociology of Law and the Global Transformation of Democracy

ISBN-13: 9781316649060 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 596 str.

Chris Thornhill

Opis

Provides a new legal-sociological theory of democracy, reflecting the impact of global law on national political institutions. This title is also available as Open Access.

Recenzje

'Here, [Thornhill] reexamines modern democracy's historical transformation from its revolutionary beginnings in the late 18th century to its consolidation after 1945. Thornhill rejects the metaphysical concepts of classical democratic theory that centered on the political will of the citizen as the basis for democratic organization. Taking instead a legal-sociological perspective, he argues that the rise of global democracy after 1945 resulted from the emergence of international human rights law … Highly recommended.' A. Javier Treviño, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The paradox of democracy and the sociology of law; 2. National democracy and global law; 3. Before the law?; 4. Politics becomes the law; 5. The reconstruction of democratic agency; Conclusion.