Research Catalog

Title

Law in action : a socio-legal reader / by Stewart Macaulay, Lawrence M. Friedman, Elizabeth Mertz.

Author

Macaulay, Stewart, 1931-

Publication

New York, N.Y. : Foundation Press; [St. Paul, Minn.] : Thomson/West, 2007.

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Additional Authors

• Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930-
• Mertz, Elizabeth

Description

lv, 1042 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

"This text is designed for law students and for courses in legal studies programs. The reader deals in depth with the relationship between the legal system and its surrounding society, including such classic issues as the social sources of law and the impact of legal rules and institutions on society. Other chapters examine the role of judges and lawyers in the system and how culture and historical tradition help mold the legal systems of various societies. The book contains six chapters, each containing classic and contemporary readings on these subjects, with extensive notes and questions to guide the student."--Publisher's website.

Subject

• Law > Social aspects > United States
• Sociological jurisprudence

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. xvii-liv) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- The legal system at work : what we know and how we know it -- The impact of society on law -- The impact of law on society -- The legal system as a social structure : structure, rules and roles -- Law, culture, and history.

ISBN

• 9781599410807
• 159941080X

LCCN

^^2007281502

OCLC

• 166387097
• SCSB-10144633

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library