Law after Modernity
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Law after Modernity

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Law after Modernity

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How can we characterise law and legal theory in the twenty-first century? Law After Modernity argues that we live in an age 'after Modernity' and that legal theory must take account of this fact. The book presents a dynamic analysis of law, which focusses on the richness and pluralism of law, on its historical embeddedness, its cultural contingencies, as well as acknowledging contemporary law's global and transnational dimensions. However, Law After Modernity also warns that the complexity, fragmentation, pluralism and globalisation of contemporary law may all too easily perpetuate injustice. In this respect, the book departs from many postmodern and pluralist accounts of law. Indeed, it asserts that the quest for justice becomes a crucial issue for law in the era of legal pluralism, and it investigates how it may be achieved. The approach is fresh, contextual and interdisciplinary, and, unusually for a legal theory work, is illustrated throughout with works of art and visual representations, which serve to re-enforce the messages of the book.

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Publisher
Hart Publishing
Year
2013
ISBN
9781782251194
Edition
1
Topic
Derecho
Subtopic
Jurisprudencia

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Prelims
  3. Preface
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Table of Figures
  6. 1. Introduction: Beyond the 'Degree Zero' of Law after Modernity
  7. 2. Autonomous Law or Redundant Law? The Elusive Nature of Legal Theory
  8. 3. Law as System: The Missing Multidimensionality of Law
  9. 4. Reconfiguring the Legal Landscape: The Sojourn of Legal Pluralism
  10. 5. The Injustice of Law after Modernity
  11. 6. Law, Justice and Injustice
  12. 7. Legal Justice I: 'Maimed Justice' and the Rule of Law
  13. 8. Legal Justice II: Reclaiming the Rule of Law from its 'Dark Side' - Critical Legal Justice
  14. 9. The Enigma of Human Rights
  15. 10. Critical Legal Justice and Beyond: Cosmopolitanism
  16. 11. Beyond Cosmopolitanism: The Murky World of Governance and Global 'Justice'
  17. 12. Conclusion: Law and Justice after Modernity
  18. Untitled