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Explore the application of modern systems theory to legal studies with Law as a Social System from the Oxford Socio-Legal Studies series. In this volume, Niklas Luhmann, a leading exponent of systems theory, examines how the structures of communication shape society. Luhmann addresses deficiencies in current thinking regarding how law operates within modern society. He provides the theoretical and methodological tools necessary to advance our understanding of the legal system. This work offers deep insights into the identity, performance, and function of law as it exists within the broader social framework. This book is a significant resource for those studying the intersection of sociology and law through a systems theory lens.

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Authored by Niklas Luhmann, the leading exponent of modern systems theory.

Part of the Oxford Socio-Legal Studies series published by Oxford University Press.

Provides theoretical and methodological tools to analyze the legal system.

Examines the identity, performance, and function of law within modern society.

Uses communication structures to offer a new method for social analysis.

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paperback
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Amazon UK
Release Date
19 June 2008
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15 February 2008

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