Galligan, D. J. 1947-

Law in modern society / D.J. Galligan. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xi, 380 p. ; 23 cm. - Clarendon law series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-373) and index.

Preface. - Table of statutes. - Introduction. - 1. Setting the bounds of law-and-society. - 2. Approaches to law in society. - 3. Law as social rules. - 4. Law prior to rules. - 5. Law as a system of rules. - 6. Social spheres. - 7. The reception of law. - 8. Law and coercion. - 9. Legal pluralism: parallel legal orders. - 10. Extended legal pluralism: informal legal orders. - 11. Does law have social functions?. - 12. The social value of law. - 13. Form of modern legal orders. - 14. Social foundations of modern legal form. - 15. Implementation and the architecture of law. - 16. Implementation: the legal and social environment. - 17. Change through law: the contours of compliance. - Bibliography. - Index.

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Sociological jurisprudence.

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