Bibliograph

Max Weber's interpretive sociology of law, Michel Coutu

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Max Weber's interpretive sociology of law, Michel Coutu

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Max Weber's interpretive sociology of law

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bibliography

Oclc number

1003489686

Responsibility statement

Michel Coutu

Summary

This book presents a clear and precise account of the structure and content of Max Weber's sociology of law: situating its methodological and epistemological specificity in relation to other approaches to the sociology of law; as well as offering a critical evaluation of Weber's usefulness for contemporary socio-legal research. The book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the methodological foundations of Weber's sociology of law. The second analyses the central theme of this sociology, the rationalisation of law, from the perspective of its internal logical coherence, its empirical validity, and finally its legitimacy. The third part questions the present-day relevance of the Weberian sociology of law for socio-legal research, notably with regard to legal pluralism. Max Weber, it is demonstrated, is not merely a 'founding father' of the sociology of law; rather, his methodology, concepts, and empirical analyses remain highly useful to the further development of work in this area.--, Provided by Publisher

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