Living law [Texte imprimé] : studies in legal and social theory / Roger Cotterrell

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Subverting orthodoxy, making law central : a view of sociolegal studies -- Community as a legal concept? Some uses of a law-and-community approach in legal theory -- From 'living law' to the 'death of the social' : sociology in legal theory -- Pandora's box : jurisprudence in legal education -- Living law revisited : communitarianism and sociology of law -- Emmanuel Levy and legal studies : a view from abroad -- Durkheim's loyal jurist? The sociolegal theory of Paul Huvelin -- The rule of law in transition : revisiting Franz Neumann's sociology of legality -- The representation of law's autonomy in autopoiesis theory -- Images of Europe in sociolegal traditions -- The development of capitalism and the formalization of contract law -- The law of property and legal theory -- Some sociological aspects of the controversy around the legal validity of private purpose trusts -- Trusting in law : legal and moral concepts of trust -- Some aspects of the communication of constitutional authority -- Comparative law and legal culture -- Common law approaches to the relationship between law and morality -- Legal effects and moral meanings : a comment on recent debates on approaches to legislation -- Ideas and values in law : a comment on The Importance of Ideals -- Culture, comparison, community -- Lawyers and the building of communities