Theory and Method in Socio-Legal Research by Reza Banakar - ISBN: 9781841136264
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This book illustrates how a range of topics can be researched from a socio-legal perspective.

Theory and Method in Socio-Legal Research

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    392 pages

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    19 December 2005

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Summary

Socio-legal researchers increasingly recognise the need to employ a wide variety of methods in studying law and legal phenomena, and the need to be informed by an understanding of debates about theory and method in mainstream social science. The papers in this volume illustrate how a range of topics, including EU law, ombudsmen, judges, lawyers, Shariah Councils and the quality assurance industry can be researched from a socio-legal perspective. The objective of the collection is to show how …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781841136264
ISBN-10:1841136263
Author:Reza Banakar, Max Travers
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Hart Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:392
Release Date:19 December 2005
Weight:558g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm x 20mm
Series:Oñati International Series in Law and Society
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Critics Review

I found all 16 papers to be of high caliber, clearly written and organized, and this makes for engaging reading. Theory and Methods in Socio-Legal Research will doubtless prove fruitful for use in all courses in sociolegal studies, but particularly in those courses taught in British and American law schools that tend to ignore conceptual and methodological considerations. – A. Javier Trevino * Law & Society Review, Volume 41, Number 2 *

About The Author

Reza Banakar

Reza Banakar is a Reader in Law at Westminster University, London.
Max Travers is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

Reza Banakar and Max Travers have also edited An Introduction to Law and Social Theory published by Hart Publishing in 2002.

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