ABSTRACT:
Publishers' statement: This book presents a distinctive approach to the study of law in society, focusing on the sociological interpretation of legal ideas. It explores links between legal studies and social theory and relates its approach to sociolegal research, on the one hand, and legal philosophy on the other. It argues for a rethinking of the concept of law to take account of new forms of legal and cultural plurialism and the growing significance of transnational law. The book also develops an original approach to theorizing law's relations to culture, with many implications for comparative legal studies. Through a range of specific studies, closely interrelated and building on each other, it integrated legal sociology with other kinds of legal analysis and engages with current debates in legal theory and comparative law.
