Brian Z. Tamanaha

Realistic Socio-Legal Theory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How might the social sciences best be employed in the study of law, especially in light of today's legal climate of anti-foundationalism? Realistic Socio-Legal Theory addresses this question thoroughly and precisely. Drawing upon philosophical pragmatism to construct an epistemological and methodological foundation, this book formulates a framework for a realistic approach to socio-legal theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780198298250
• ISBN-10: 0198298250
• Artikelnr.: 21178264

Autorenporträt

Brian Z. Tamanaha is Assistant Professor of Law at St John's University School in New York. He has worked as a practising lawyer and was a public defender in Hawaii and an assistant Attorney-General in Micronesia.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction: The State of Socio-Legal Studies
2: Pragmatism and Realistic Socio-Legal Studies
3: Behaviourism and Interpretivism in Complement
4: An Analytical Map of the Concept of Law
5: A Social Theory of Law by Comparison to Legal Positivism
6: The Internal/External Distinction and the Notion of a `Practice'
7: Studies of Judicial Decision-Making
8: Legal Theory and the Practice of Judging
Three Last Words
Bibliography
Index