Add to ORKG'Debates surrounding the concept of law are not new. For a wide variety of reasons and in a wide variety of ways, the meaning of 'law' has long been an important part of Western thought, both within legal scholarship and beyond. The contributors to Concepts of Law are international experts from the fields of comparative law, legal philosophy, and the social sciences. Combining theoretical analyses with case studies, they explore various legal concepts and contexts from diverse national and disciplinary perspectives. Legal and normative pluralism is a theme throughout. Some chapters discuss the development of state law and legal systems. Others wrestle with law’s rhetoric and the potential utility of alternative vocabularies, e.g., 'governan...
In contemporary legal theory, there are two main meanings attributed to the concept of legality. The...
The law presents itself as a body of meaning, open to discovery, interpretation, application, critic...
markdownabstract__Abstract__ The traditional and dominant view among lawyers is that law is a sy...
The increasingly cosmopolitan nature of the nation-state, plus an increasing scepticism toward the m...
The concept of legal pluralism has been used widely in legal scholarship to draw attention to the ex...
One of the perennial discussions in legal philosophy is: What is law? Theories that elucidate the co...
The starting point of comparative law is often the detection of similar social problems in diverse l...
Debate over the concept of law currently contrasts conceptual and interpretive accounts. This Articl...
This book challenges the usual introductions to the study of law. It argues that law is inherently p...
This new volume on The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective compares the different conceptions of ...
Understanding the legal system as a complete unit, including institutions, procedures, and legal rul...
The study of law is an intellectual pursuit that demands a profound exploration and understanding of...
Historically, the Philosophy of Law has pro has pro vided a dynamic and influential framework in whi...
A definition of the concept of law is developed by drawing on the works of jurists and anthropologis...
In the beginning of the legal study, it is very crucial to be familiar with diverse theories and con...
In contemporary legal theory, there are two main meanings attributed to the concept of legality. The...
The law presents itself as a body of meaning, open to discovery, interpretation, application, critic...
markdownabstract__Abstract__ The traditional and dominant view among lawyers is that law is a sy...
The increasingly cosmopolitan nature of the nation-state, plus an increasing scepticism toward the m...
The concept of legal pluralism has been used widely in legal scholarship to draw attention to the ex...
One of the perennial discussions in legal philosophy is: What is law? Theories that elucidate the co...
The starting point of comparative law is often the detection of similar social problems in diverse l...
Debate over the concept of law currently contrasts conceptual and interpretive accounts. This Articl...
This book challenges the usual introductions to the study of law. It argues that law is inherently p...
This new volume on The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective compares the different conceptions of ...
Understanding the legal system as a complete unit, including institutions, procedures, and legal rul...
The study of law is an intellectual pursuit that demands a profound exploration and understanding of...
Historically, the Philosophy of Law has pro has pro vided a dynamic and influential framework in whi...
A definition of the concept of law is developed by drawing on the works of jurists and anthropologis...
In the beginning of the legal study, it is very crucial to be familiar with diverse theories and con...
In contemporary legal theory, there are two main meanings attributed to the concept of legality. The...
The law presents itself as a body of meaning, open to discovery, interpretation, application, critic...
markdownabstract__Abstract__ The traditional and dominant view among lawyers is that law is a sy...