Legal intermediation : a processual approach to law and economic activity / edited by Austin Sarat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sarat, Austin, editor.

Series:

Studies in law, politics, and society ; 1059-4337 volume 81.

Studies in law, politics, and society, 1059-4337 ; volume 81

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intermediation (Finance).

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

This volume of Studies in Law, Politics and Society considers the crucial role played by intermediaries, such as companies and lawyers, in the legal system. In this special issue, scholars from different disciplines find that, in some instances, legal intermediation can succeed in fulfilling the initial goals of regulation. However, on re-evaluating the role of the legal devices that organizations set up to comply with regulation, this volume also illustrates their diverse impact on legality and legal consciousness in organizations and in economic life. With a broad range of case studies covering anti-discrimination law, financial rules, competition law, labor law, and health and safety procedures, this European-focused volume makes an important contribution to the scholarship in this field--back cover.

Contents:

Introduction: The microfoundations of legal intermediatin in organizational contexts / Sebastian Billows, Lisa Buchter and Jérôme Pélisse

"Companies can do better than the law": securing rights for minorities as an insider activist in French corporations / Lisa Buchter

When legal intermediation creates distrust of the law: the market for tax rebates in French real estate / Camille Herlin-Giret and Alexis Spire

A multi-level approach to legal intermediation: the case of the 12-hour work derogation in French public hospitals / Fanny Vincent

Varieties of legal intermediaries: when non-legal professionals act as legal intermediaries / Jérôme Pélisse

Dismantling managerial values: when law's ambiguity meets organizational complexity / Alina Surubaru

Contracts as compliance mechanisms: legal intermediation and the failure of French retail regulation / Sebastian Billows.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781838678616

1838678611

9781838678593

183867859X