An Invitation to Law and Social Science
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An Invitation to Law and Social Science

  1. 541 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

An Invitation to Law and Social Science

About this book

This innovative work treats law as the set of rules governing how people should act in society, and it demonstrates how the legal system attempts to deter antisocial behavior. Comprised of three sections. the book explores different ways in which law decides issues of responsibility, how cases are adjudicated, and theories of distributive justice and social change. Distinguished by its problem-oriented, topical perspective, An Invitation to Law and Social Science serves as an invaluable book for course in law and society, legal process, and the sociology of law.

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Yes, you can access An Invitation to Law and Social Science by Richard Lempert,Joseph Sanders in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Droit & Théorie et pratique du droit. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1 Introduction
  4. PART I. Desert
  5. 2 Human Action and Responsibility Rules
  6. 3 The Answering Process
  7. 4 Case Logics: Some Determinants and Consequences
  8. 5 Case Logics, Rule Logics, and Legal Change: The End of Negligence
  9. PART II. Disputes
  10. 6 Conflicts and Settlements: The Logic and Fairness of Bargains in a Game Theory Perspective
  11. 7 Alternative Styles of Dispute Processing
  12. 8 Creating New Systems: The Limits of Double Institutionalization
  13. PART III. Distribution
  14. 9 The Ends of Social Justice: John Rawls and the Distribution of Welfare
  15. 10 Corporate Actors and Social Justice: Business Corporations, Labor Unions, and the Problems of Collective Action
  16. 11 Pursuing Equality: Law as a Force for Social Change
  17. 12 Law Application and the Possibility of Autonomy
  18. 13 Styles of Law and the Attainment of Social Justice
  19. 14 The Seamless Web: The Legal Order and Modern Society
  20. Bibliography
  21. List of Cases
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Index