Law after modernity

"How can we characterise law and legal theory in the twenty-first century? Law After Modernity argues that we live in an age 'after Modernity' and that legal theory must take account of this fact. The book presents a dynamic analysis of law, which focusses on the richness and pluralis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Douglas-Scott, Sionaidh, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing 2013.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Legal theory today.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623433306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : beyond the "degree zero" of law after modernity
  • Autonomous law or redundant law? : the elusive nature of legal theory
  • Law as system : the missing multidimensionality of law
  • Reconfiguring the legal landscape : the sojourn of legal pluralism
  • The injustice of law after modernity
  • Law, justice and injustice
  • Legal justice I : "maimed justice" and the rule of law
  • Legal justice II : reclaiming the rule of law from its "dark side" : critical legal justice
  • The enigma of human rights
  • Critical legal justice and beyond : cosmopolitanism
  • Beyond cosmopolitanism : the murky world of governance and global "justice"
  • Conclusion : law and justice after modernity.