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No social life is possible without order. Order being the most constituent element of society, it is not surprising that so many theories have been developed to explain what social order is and how it is possible, as well as to explore the features that social order acquires in its different dimensions. The book leads these many theories of social order back to a few main matrices for the use of theoretical and practical reason, which are defined as 'paradigms of order'. The plurality of conceptual constructs regarding social order is therefore reduced to a manageable number of...

Soziale Bewegungen stehen seit jeher in einem ambivalenten Verhältnis zum Recht. Einerseits versuchen sie oft, ihre Ansprüche als Rechte geltend zu machen, andererseits kritisieren sie die entpolitisierenden, gewaltsamen und repressiven Aspekte des Rechts. Liza Mattutat fragt deshalb, ob Rechtspolitiken möglich sind, die nicht nur die Inhalte des Rechts, sondern zugleich seine Form verändern. Dazu rekonstruiert sie die rechtskritischen Argumente von Karl Marx, Jacques Derrida und Gilles Deleuze und deutet mit ihnen zeitgenössische Auseinandersetzungen um die Ehe für alle, die Reform...

This book analyzes the implication of secular/liberal values in Western and human rights law and its impact on Muslim women. It offers an innovative reading of the tension between the religious and secular spheres. The author does not view the two as binary opposites. Rather, she believes they are twin categories that define specific forms of lives as well as a specific notion of womanhood. This divergence from the usual dichotomy opens the doors for a reinterpretation of secularism in contemporary Europe.

This book offers a comprehensive summary of extant international law scholarship on the topics of self-determination and secession and positions the concepts among present-day theory and relevant practice, illustrated through various ongoing cases and historical examples. The right to self-determination is among the least understood rights within international law. Theoretical dilemmas – as to whether there is a link between self-determination and secession – are nothing new. In essence, self-determination is a much broader concept than secession and obtaining independent...