Communitarianism in law and society / edited by Paul van Seters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seters, Paul van.

Series:

Rights and responsibilities (Lanham, Md.)

Rights and responsibilities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociological jurisprudence.

Communitarianism.

Cultural pluralism.

Physical Description:

xi, 273 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2006]

Summary:

In this new collection of essays, Paul van Seters brings together an international group of scholars from diverse academic backgrounds to reflect upon the remarkable rise of communitarianism in contemporary studies of law and society. These essays critically assess the communitarian perspective in order to gain a more systematic insight into its distinctive constraints and the special opportunities it provides.

Contents:

Law and communitarianism : constraints and opportunities / Paul van Seters

Communitarianism in law and society / Paul van Seters

The jurisprudence of communitarian liberalism / Philip Selznick

Living law revisited : communitarianism and sociology of law / Roger Cotterrell

Law and society in Japan / Toon Peters

The European Union as community : an argument about the public sphere in international society and politics / Jos de Beus

Deepening social Europe through legal pluralism / Anton Hemerijck

A liberal critique of communitarian economics / Paul de Beer

Protection or prohibition of aggressive speech? : arguments from the liberal and communitarian perspectives / Winfried Brugger

The tension between the law of justice and the law of love / Dorien Pessers

The appeal to common tradition : its progressive potential / Sanne Taekema

Toward a 'communitarian' concept of law : the case of the questionable European constitution / Willem Witteveen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742522709

0742522717

OCLC:

62281537