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Social construction of law : potential and limits / Michael Giudice.

Edward Elgar Law 2020 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Giudice, Michael, author.
Contributor:
Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.
Series:
Elgar studies in legal theory.
Elgar Studies in Legal Theory
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sociological jurisprudence.
Social constructionism.
Law--Philosophy.
Law.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2020]
Summary:
"This illuminating book explores the theme of social constructionism in legal theory. It questions just how much freedom and power social groups really have to construct and reconstruct law."
Contents:
Part I: The social construction of legal system
Social constructionism and legal theory
Conceptual views and political commitments
The idea of legal system : one thought too many?
Part II: Natural limits to law's social construction
Conceptual space for a natural core
Empirical evidence for social source normativity
Methodological implications.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1839103221
9781839103223
1-83910-322-1
OCLC:
1201267042

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