Law after modernity

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This fresh, contextual and interdisciplinary book argues that we live in an age 'after Modernity' and that legal theory must account for this fact.

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Full title :Law after modernity / Sionaidh Douglas Scott.

Summary

This fresh, contextual and interdisciplinary book argues that we live in an age 'after Modernity' and that legal theory must account for this fact.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Hart Pub
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiii, 413 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1782251197, 9781782251194, 9781782251200, 1782251200, 9781474200028, 1474200028
oclc:ocn856977052
LC Classification:K230.D68
Dewey Decimal:340.11

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.

Subjects

History Jurisprudence Jurisprudence -- History -- 21st century Jurisprudence & philosophy of law LAW -- Essays LAW -- General Practice LAW -- Jurisprudence LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism Law -- Philosophy LAW -- Practical Guides LAW -- Reference Postmodernism Postmodernisme