How Does Law Matter? Fundamental Issues in Law and Society |
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| Editor:
| Garth, Bryant
Sarat, Austin |
| Series title: | Fundamental Issues in Law and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1434-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1998 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $100.00 |
Book Description:
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These essays show how law is relevant in both an "instrumental" and a "constitutive" sense, as a tool to accomplish particular purposes and as an important force in shaping the everyday worlds in which we live. Essays examine these issues by focusing on legal consciousness, the body, discrimination, and colonialism as well as on more traditional legal concerns such as juries and criminal justice.
These essays show how law is relevant in both an "instrumental" and a "constitutive" sense, as a tool to accomplish particular purposes and as an important force in shaping the everyday worlds in which we live. Essays examine these issues by focusing on legal consciousness, the body, discrimination, and colonialism as well as on more traditional legal concerns such as juries and criminal justice.