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Social construction of law : potential and limits / Michael Giudice.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Giudice, Michael, author.
- 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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