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Jun 29, 2015 · The sociology of law refers to the sociological study of law and law-related phenomena, whereby law is typically conceived as the whole of legal norms in society as well as the practices and institutions that are associated with those norms.
More specifically, sociology of law consists of various approaches to the study of law in society, which empirically examine and theorize the interaction between law, legal, non-legal institutions and social factors.
The sociology of law studies law and legal institutions as social relationships. This course inquires into the ways through which ‘legality’ is constituted by a wide range of political, economic and cultural practices, and in turn the ways in which law is constitutive of social life in general.
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This chapter outlines in general terms some approaches to specification of a concept of law that have characterised modern sociological study of law, considers some of their implications, and suggests reasons why some conceptualisations of law may be more useful to the sociology of law than others.
Aug 1, 2017 · The conversation concerns sociology of law and the question around which it has circled is this: “What is sociology of law?” and – implied in that question – is such a thing possible? KEYWORDS:
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Sep 30, 2013 · Law and society studies address the mutual relationship between law and society with its different actors, institutions, and processes. Law is created and put into practice through societal processes. Simultaneously law effects and affects social change.
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Aug 9, 2022 · In order to study law and how it interacts with the social life of a group, it is first necessary to study the social reality in which one believes the law to reside, in order to clarify which phenomena are encompassed by “law.”
