THE SOCIOLOGY OF LAW

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Editor: Pat Carlen

• Language: English

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 258

• Release Date: 11-06-2024

• ISBN: 9788131613900

About the Book

This book forms part of the broader analysis of law as a mode of reproduction of social order. The contributors explore law’s pedagogic and rhetorical dimensions in a range of contexts. While some focus on law’s effectiveness as a tool for maintaining social order, others examine its rhetorical functions in society.

The authors of this book—lawyers, a political scientist, and sociologists—bring a diverse set of perspectives. None claim to have written from a position of scientific neutrality. Instead, they aim to contribute to a deeper scientific understanding of law within capitalist societies.

Contents

Part One: Theory

• Max Weber’s Sociology of Law: A Critique – Paul Walton

• Perspectives in the Sociology of Law – Alan Hunt

Part Two: Law as a Mode of Reproduction of the Social Order

• Conspiracy Law, Class, and Society – Robert Spicer

• Rent and Rent Legislation in the U.K. 1915-1972 – Piers Beirne

• The Irish Republican Army and its Community: A Struggle for Legitimacy – Frank Burton

Part Three: Women and Law

• The Myth of Judicial Neutrality: The Male Monopoly Cases – Albie Sachs

• Women at Work: A Lawyer Discusses the Legislation Relating to Women Employees – Judith Mayhew

• Law as an Instrument of Repression or Reform – Margherita Rendel

Part Four: Legal Profession and Judicial Process

• Pre-trial Procedures and Construction of Conviction – Doreen J. McBarnet

• The Jury in the Legal System – Geoff Mungham & Zenon Bankowski

• Necessarily Out of Touch: Thoughts on the Organisation of the Bar – Maureen Cain

About the Author / Editor

Pat Carlen is a Lecturer in Criminology at the Department of Law, University of Keele. She is known for her work in criminology and the sociology of law.