Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-70).
Contents:
The Problems With Artifact Legal Theory -- Law as a Social Construction -- Five Implications of Social Constructionism -- Idealized Accounts of the Functions Of Law -- The Dis-Embeddedness of Legal Systems -- The Purported Guidance Function of Law -- The False Social Efficacy Thesis -- Missteps in the Quest to Answer 'What Is Law?' -- Empiricism and Analytical Jurisprudence.
Summary:
"[This book] applies empirical insights to examine theories of law proffered by analytical jurisprudents. The topics covered include artifact legal theory, law as a social construction, idealized accounts of the function of law, the dis-embeddeness of legal systems, the purported guidance function of law, the false social efficacy thesis, missteps in the quest to answer 'What is law?', and the relationship between empiricism and analytical jurisprudence"--Publisher's description.
Series:
Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of law
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