The Legal System: A Social Science PerspectiveRussell Sage Foundation, 01.08.1975 - 338 Seiten Examines the impact of social forces on the legal system and how the rules and orders promulgated by that legal system affect social behavior. Dr. Friedman explores the relationship between class structure and the work of legal systems in the light of the existing literature and analyzes the influence of the cultural elements contained in a legal system. In a comprehensive analysis of the concept of legal culture, the author sheds new light on the development of our legal norms and the types of legal systems which prevail in a democracy. |
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III On Legal Impact | 45 |
IV When Is Law Effective?Part I | 67 |
V When Is Law Effective?Part II | 105 |
VI On the Origin of Law and Laws | 137 |
VII Law Power and Social Structure | 167 |
VIII On Legal Culture | 193 |
IX On Internal Legal Culture | 223 |
X Social Change and Legal Change | 269 |
Bibliography | 311 |
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