Knowing What the Law Is: Legal Theory in a New Key

by Alexander Somek

Book Overview

This book provides a selective and somewhat cheeky account of prominent positions in legal theory, such as American legal realism, modern legal positivism, sociological systems theory, institutionalism and critical legal studies. It presents a relational approach to law and a new perspective on legal sources.

The book explores topics of legal theory in a playful manner. It is written and composed in a way that refutes the widespread prejudice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509951334
• ISBN13: 9781509951338
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"