How Does Law Matter
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How Does Law Matter
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Author : Bryant G. Garth
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 1998
How Does Law Matter written by Bryant G. Garth and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Law categories.
The question of how law matters has long been fundamental to the law and society field. Social science scholarship has repeatedly demonstrated that law matters less, or differently, than those who study only legal doctrine would have us believe. Yet research in this field depends on a belief in the relevance of law, no matter how often gaps are identified. The essays in this collection 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.
Does Law Matter For Economic Growth
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Author : Guangdong Xu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Does Law Matter For Economic Growth written by Guangdong Xu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with China categories.
The massive differences in country incomes are largely the product of economic growth, which is in turn shaped, influenced, and determined by the legal infrastructure of a given country. There has been a growing interest in exploring the connection between legal rules and economic growth since the 1990s, which can be attributed to the influence of Harvard economist Andrei Shleifer and his colleagues (the so-called LLSV). LLSV substantially contribute to our understanding of the economic consequences of legal rules. However, their studies face serious challenges and leave a number of questions unresolved. This book is part of the academic efforts to fill gaps in LLSV's studies. The contribution of and controversy over LLSV's studies are systematically reviewed. In addition, the book scrutinizes the relationship between law (both corporate and securities law) and stock market development, analyzes the role of property law in economic development, and examines the growth experience of China. Does Law Matter for Economic Growth? will help readers to reach a deeper understanding of the relationship between law and economic growth, by revealing the weaknesses in and problems with LLSV's studies, by offering new evidence (historical, comparative, and empirical) that cast serious doubts over LLSV's conclusions, and by analyzing certain apparent anomalies that can hardly be explained by LLSV's theory. A more cautious stance regarding the law and growth nexus is ultimately reached. Law matters for economic performance, but the extent to which it matters is defined by a broader context within which political, legal, economic, and social variables influence one another and evolve together over time. It is therefore imprudent to embrace legal reform as a panacea for economic backwardness. (Series: European Studies in Law & Economics - Vol. 14)
A Matter Of Principle
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Author : Ronald Dworkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985-05
A Matter Of Principle written by Ronald Dworkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-05 with Law categories.
This is a book about fundamental theoretical issues of political philosophy and jurisprudence: about what liberalism is and why we still need it; whether we should be skeptical about law and morality; how collective prosperity should be defined; what interpretation is and how far law is a matter of interpretation rather than invention. It is also a practical book about urgent political issues. It is above all, a book about the interplay between these two levels of our political consciousness: practical problems and philosophical theory, matters of urgency and matters of principle.
Handbook Of Everyday Law
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Author : Martin J. Ross
language : en
Publisher: Fawcett
Release Date : 1982
Handbook Of Everyday Law written by Martin J. Ross and has been published by Fawcett this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Law categories.
Know your rights and how to protect them -- with the new and comprehensive handbook of everyday law. This New Fourth Edition of the Handbook of Everyday Law has been enlarged and revised to incorporate nearly every legal matter the average adult encounters. Find out: * What are the new wrinkles in the gift tax law? * In what states are common-law marriages recognized? * How legally binding are oral wills? * What does the new Freedom of Information Act mean to you? * What is no-fault divorce? * Is discrimination against women based on law or practice? * What are the new laws on bankruptcy? * How does the new Equal Credit Opportunity Act affect you? Plus more . . . .
Does International Law Matter
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Author : Christopher Gregory Weeramantry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Does International Law Matter written by Christopher Gregory Weeramantry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with International law categories.
A Matter Of Interpretation
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Author : Elizabeth Mac Donald
language : en
Publisher: Fairlight Books
Release Date : 2019-09-05
A Matter Of Interpretation written by Elizabeth Mac Donald and has been published by Fairlight Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-05 with Fiction categories.
It’s thirteenth-century Europe and a young monk, Michael Scot, has been asked by the Holy Roman Emperor to translate the works of Aristotle and recover his ‘lost’ knowledge. The Scot sets to his task, travelling from the Emperor’s Italian court to the translation schools of Toledo and from there to the Moorish library of Córdoba. But when the Pope deems the translations heretical, the Scot refuses to desist. So begins a battle for power between Church and State – one that has shaped how we view the world today.
Trying To Make Law Matter
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Author : Kathryn Hendley
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 1996
Trying To Make Law Matter written by Kathryn Hendley and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
Provides unique insight into the possibility of creating the rule of law in Russia
Does Law Matter
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Author : Michael G. Faure
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Does Law Matter written by Michael G. Faure and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Law categories.
"One of the most discussed questions in social science of the last decade is to what extent differences in economic development among countries can be explained by differing law and institutions. According to the 'legal origins'-thesis, the answer is clear: it claims that differences in economic performance are to a large extent dependent on whether a country belongs to the civil law or common law family. Others have severely criticised this thesis. This volume takes stock of the debate and offers an integrated approach that not only takes into account the insights of economics, but also of comparative law and empirics"--Page 4 of cover.
Concepts In Law
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Author : Jaap C. Hage
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-08-24
Concepts In Law written by Jaap C. Hage and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-24 with Philosophy categories.
During the last decades, legal theory has focused almost completely on norms, rules and arguments as the constitutive elements of law. Concepts were mostly neglected. The contributions to this volume try to remedy this neglect by elucidating the role concepts play in law from different perspectives. A main aim of this volume is to initiate a debate about concepts in law. Åke Frändberg gives an overview of the many different uses of concepts in law and shows amongst others that concepts in the law should not be confused with the role of concepts in descriptions of the law. Dietmar von der Pfordten criticizes the restriction to norms as parts of the law in contemporary legal theory by questioning what concepts are and what their function is, both in general and in legal conceptual schemes. Giovanni Sartor assumes the inferential analysis of meaning proposed by Alf Ross in his ground breaking paper Tû-tû and addresses the question how possession of a concept, including the rules defining it, is possible without endorsing these rules. Jaap Hage argues that 1. legal status words such as 'owner' have a meaning because they denote things or relations in institutional reality, 2. the meaning of these words consists in this denotation relation, 3. knowledge of this meaning presupposes knowledge of the rules governing these words. Torben Spaak contributes to this volume with an exemplary analysis of one of the most central concepts of the law, namely that of a legal power. Lorenz Kähler discusses the role of concepts in determining the scope of application of legal rules and raises from this perspective the question to what extent legal concept formation can be arbitrary. Ralf Poscher argues that as soon as a concept is used in stating the law, the precise scope of application of this concept has become a legal matter. This means that the use of ‘moral’ concepts in the law does not automatically lead to a moral import into the law. Dennis Patterson holds that Hart’s concept of law can be understood as a so-called ‘practice theory’ and provides an overview of such a theory.
How Constitutional Rights Matter
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Author : Adam Chilton
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2020
How Constitutional Rights Matter written by Adam Chilton and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Law categories.
Does constitutionalizing rights improve respect for those rights in practice? Drawing on statistical analyses, survey experiments, and case studies from around the world, this book argues that enforcing constitutional rights is not easy, but that some rights are harder to repress than others. First, enshrining rights in constitutions does not automatically ensure that those rights will be respected. For rights to matter, rights violations need to be politically costly. But this is difficult to accomplish for unconnected groups of citizens. Second, some rights are easier to enforce than others, especially those with natural constituencies that can mobilize for their enforcement. This is the case for rights that are practiced by and within organizations, such as the rights to religious freedom, to unionize, and to form political parties. Because religious groups, trade unions and parties are highly organized, they are well-equipped to use the constitution to resist rights violations. As a result, these rights are systematically associated with better practices. By contrast, rights that are practiced on an individual basis, such as free speech or the prohibition of torture, often lack natural constituencies to enforce them, which makes it easier for governments to violate these rights. Third, even highly organized groups armed with the constitution may not be able to stop governments dedicated to rights-repression. When constitutional rights are enforced by dedicated organizations, they are thus best understood as speed bumps that slow down attempts at repression. An important contribution to comparative constitutional law, this book provides a comprehensive picture of the spread of constitutional rights, and their enforcement, around the world.