Law and Society

Brian Z. Tamanaha

doi:10.1002/9781444320114.ch24

Law and Society

Brian Z. Tamanaha

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Original language	English
Title of host publication	A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory
Subtitle of host publication	Second edition
Publisher	Wiley Blackwell
Pages	368-380
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9781405170062
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444320114.ch24
State	Published - Jan 27 2010

Keywords

Gap between officially declared norms (the "positive law") and what legal officials actually do
Image of legal system-to enforce norms, missing important aspects of underlying reality
In United States, "law and society"-back to sociological jurisprudence and legal realism of early twentieth century
Institutional form of law
Law and society scholars-paying attention to legal pluralism
Law and society-potentially boundless subject
Law as social ordering
Mirror of society-functioning to maintain social order
Paramount function of law-regulating and constraining behavior of individuals in relationships with one another
That law mirrors society-what makes law effective and legitimate in functioning to maintain social order

Access to Document

10.1002/9781444320114.ch24

Cite this

@inbook{da35a61386a54b8f9c9ba53548a1982f,

title = "Law and Society",

keywords = "Gap between officially declared norms (the {"}positive law{"}) and what legal officials actually do, Image of legal system-to enforce norms, missing important aspects of underlying reality, In United States, {"}law and society{"}-back to sociological jurisprudence and legal realism of early twentieth century, Institutional form of law, Law and society scholars-paying attention to legal pluralism, Law and society-potentially boundless subject, Law as social ordering, Mirror of society-functioning to maintain social order, Paramount function of law-regulating and constraining behavior of individuals in relationships with one another, That law mirrors society-what makes law effective and legitimate in functioning to maintain social order",

author = "Tamanaha, \{Brian Z.\}",

year = "2010",

month = jan,

day = "27",

doi = "10.1002/9781444320114.ch24",

language = "English",

isbn = "9781405170062",

pages = "368--380",

booktitle = "A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory",

publisher = "Wiley Blackwell",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Law and Society

AU - Tamanaha, Brian Z.

PY - 2010/1/27

Y1 - 2010/1/27

KW - Gap between officially declared norms (the "positive law") and what legal officials actually do

KW - Image of legal system-to enforce norms, missing important aspects of underlying reality

KW - In United States, "law and society"-back to sociological jurisprudence and legal realism of early twentieth century

KW - Institutional form of law

KW - Law and society scholars-paying attention to legal pluralism

KW - Law and society-potentially boundless subject

KW - Law as social ordering

KW - Mirror of society-functioning to maintain social order

KW - Paramount function of law-regulating and constraining behavior of individuals in relationships with one another

KW - That law mirrors society-what makes law effective and legitimate in functioning to maintain social order

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84886149265

U2 - 10.1002/9781444320114.ch24

DO - 10.1002/9781444320114.ch24

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:84886149265

SN - 9781405170062

SP - 368

EP - 380

BT - A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory

PB - Wiley Blackwell

ER -

Law and Society

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this