Law as a Human Science

Autorentext

Panu Minkkinen is Professor of Legal Theory at the University of Leicester

Klappentext

Law as a Human Science argues for the reintroduction of crucial aspects of the humanist tradition in legal thinking.

Inhalt

Introduction; Part 1: The Legal Academic; 1. Max Weber and Legal Thinking; 2. The Legal Academic's Impact; 3. From Formal to Substantive Rationality; Part 2: The Science of Law; 4. Law as a Moral Science; 5. The Legal Academic as Interpreter; 6. The Legal Academic and the Activist; Part 3: The Law School; 7. The Edifying Law School; 8. The Radical Law School; Part 4: The Politics of Legal Academia; 9. Weber's Tragic Modernity