Realistic Socio-Legal Theory Osls

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-19-826560-3
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 557 g

Combining philosophical pargmatism with a methodological foundation, Tamanaha formulates a framework for a realistic approach to socio-legal theory. The strengths of this approach are contrasted with that of the major schools of socio-legal theory by application to core issues in this area. Thus Tamanaha explores the problematic state of socio-legal studies, the relationship between behaviour and meaning, the notion of legal ideology, the problem of indeterminacy in rule following and application, and the structure of judicial decision making. These issues are tackled in a clear and concise fashion while articulating a social theory of law which draws equally from legal theory and socio-legal theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tamanaha, Brian Z.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Foreword

- Introduction: The State of Socio-Legal Studies

- Pragmatism and Realistic Socio-Legal Studies

- Behaviourism and Interpretavism in Complement

- An Analytical Map of the Concept of Law

- A Social Theory of Law by Comparison to Legal Positivism

- The Internal-External Distinction and the Notion of a Practice

- Studies of Judicial Decision Making

- Legal Theory and the Practice of Judging

- Three Last Words

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Z. Tamanaha is Associate Professor at St. John's University School of Law, New York. He was a public defender in Hawaii and an assistant attorney-general in Micronesia.