A Critical Introduction to Law

Release on 2015-06-26 | by Wade Mansell

Clearly written and admirably suited to provoking discussions on the role of law in our contemporary world, this book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students reading law, and will be of interest to those studying legal systems ...

Author: Wade Mansell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781317683605
Category: Law
Page: 206
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A Critical Introduction to Law

Challenging the usual introductions to the study of law, A Critical Introduction to Law argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. This fully revised and updated fourth edition provides contemporary examples to demonstrate the relevance of these arguments in the twenty-first century. The book includes an analysis of the common sense of law; the use of anthropological examples to gain external perspectives of our use and understanding of law; a consideration of central legal concepts, such as order, rules, property, dispute resolution, legitimation and the rule of law; an examination of the role of law in women's subordination and finally a critique of the effect of our understanding of law upon the wider world. Clearly written and admirably suited to provoking discussions on the role of law in our contemporary world, this book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students reading law, and will be of interest to those studying legal systems and skills courses, jurisprudence courses, and law and society.

Language: en
Pages: 206

A Critical Introduction to Law

Authors: Wade Mansell, Belinda Meteyard, Alan Thomson

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-26 - Publisher: Routledge

Language: en
Pages: 208

Critical Introduction to Law

Authors: Wade Mansell, Alan Thomson, Belinda Meteyard

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-06-25 - Publisher: Psychology Press

This book challenges the usual introductions to the study of law. It argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. It considers law as ideology and as politics, and critically assesses its contribution to the creation and maintenance of

Language: en
Pages: 208

Critical Introduction to Law

Authors: Wade Mansell, Belinda Meteyard, Alan Thomson

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-06-25 - Publisher: Routledge

Language: en
Pages: 197

A Critical Introduction to Law

Authors: Wade Mansell, Belinda Meteyard, Alan Thomson

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Routledge

The orthodoxy as to what must necessarily be an introductory book has traditionally included a description of the institutions of law, an explanation of the methods of the law and some consideration of legal principles and rules. The danger with this approach is that it tends to perpetuate the myth

Language: en
Pages: 170

A Critical Introduction to Law

Authors: Wade Mansell, Belinda Meteyard, Alan Thomson

Categories: Critical legal studies

Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Routledge

"This book challenges the usual introductions to the study of law. It argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. It considers law as ideology and as politics, and critically assess"