A Critical Introduction to Law - Hardcover

Mansell, Wade; Meteyard, Belinda; Thomson, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138775029 ISBN 13: 9781138775022

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Challenging the usual introductions to the study of law, A Critical Introduction to Law argues that law is inherently political and reflects the interests of the few even while presenting itself as neutral. This fully revised and updated fourth edition provides contemporary examples to demonstrate the relevance of these arguments in the twenty-first century. The book includes an analysis of the common sense of law; the use of anthropological examples to gain external perspectives of our use and understanding of law; a consideration of central legal concepts, such as order, rules, property, dispute resolution, legitimation and the rule of law; an examination of the role of law in women's subordination and finally a critique of the effect of our understanding of law upon the wider world. Clearly written and admirably suited to provoking discussions on the role of law in our contemporary world, this book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students reading law, and will be of interest to those studying legal systems and skills courses, jurisprudence courses, and law and society.

About this title

About the Author:

Wade Mansell is a Professor at Kent Law School.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1138775029
• ISBN 13: 9781138775022
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 206