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BL
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984461
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b738831
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Nobles, Richard.
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A sociology of jurisprudence /\ Richard Nobles and David Schiff.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;Portland, Or. :: Hart Pub.,, 2006.
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| Series Statement
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Legal theory today
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1 online resource (vii, 249 pages).
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1472563557
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: 1847311806
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: 6610800707
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: 9781472563552
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: 9781847311801
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: 9786610800704
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1841135984
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9781841135984
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
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| Contents
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Half Title Page -- Half Title verso -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Locating Jurisprudence Sociologically -- 2. Understanding Closure -- 3. A Sociological Understanding of Natural Law and Common Law Theory: Constructing the Conditions for Legal Positivism -- 4. Law's Justice: Beyond Dworkin -- 5. Law's Closure: Beyond Kelsen -- 6. Law's Politics: Criticising Critical Legal Studies -- 7. Law as Sociological Object -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Niklas Luhmann's sociological theory treats law, along with politics, economics, media and ethics, as systems of communication. His theory not only offers profound and novel insights into the character of the legal system in modern society, but also provides an explanation for the role of jurisprudence as part of that legal system. In this work the authors seek to explore and develop Luhmann's claim that jurisprudence is part of law's self-description; a part of the legal system which, as a particular kind of legal communication, orientates legal operations by explaining law to itself. This ap.
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Sociological jurisprudence.
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Sociologie juridique.
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LAW-- Essays.
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LAW-- General Practice.
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LAW-- Jurisprudence.
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LAW-- Paralegals Paralegalism.
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LAW-- Practical Guides.
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LAW-- Reference.
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Sociological jurisprudence.
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| Dewey Classification
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340/.115
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K370.N63 2006eb
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86.03bcl
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86.03.bcl
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Schiff, David, (Law professor)
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