This is the first of two volumes announcing the emergence of the new legal realism as a field of study. At a time when the legal academy is turning to social science for new approaches, these volumes chart a new course for interdisciplinary research by synthesizing law on the ground, empirical research, and theory. Volume 1 lays the groundwork for this novel and comprehensive approach with an innovative mix of theoretical, historical, pedagogical, and empirical perspectives. Their empirical work covers such wide-ranging topics as the financial crisis, intellectual property battles, the legal disenfranchisement of African-American landowners, and gender and racial prejudice on law school faculties. The methodological blueprint offered here will be essential for anyone interested in the future of law-and-society.
| ISBN: | 9781107415539 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 2017 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Mertz |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 325 pages |
| Genres: |
Law and society, sociology of law Methods, theory and philosophy of law |