A sociology of jurisprudence /
Niklas Luhmann's sociological theory treats law, along with politics, economics, media and ethics, as systems of communication. His theory not only offers profound and novel insights into the character of the legal system in modern society, but also provides an explanation for the role of juris...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Portland, Or. :
Hart Pub.,
2006.
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Colección: | Legal theory today.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Niklas Luhmann's sociological theory treats law, along with politics, economics, media and ethics, as systems of communication. His theory not only offers profound and novel insights into the character of the legal system in modern society, but also provides an explanation for the role of jurisprudence as part of that legal system. In this work the authors seek to explore and develop Luhmann's claim that jurisprudence is part of law's self-description; a part of the legal system which, as a particular kind of legal communication, orientates legal operations by explaining law to itself. This ap. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 249 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781847311801 1847311806 9781472563552 1472563557 9786610800704 6610800707 |