The New Legal Realism: Volume 2

Studying Law Globally

Heinz Klug editor Sally Engle Merry editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th May '17

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Leading scholars, established and new, demonstrate a novel approach to the empirical study of global law-in-action in this second volume of a two-volume series.

The second volume in a two-volume series, The New Legal Realism, Volume 2 explores the integration of global perspectives and information into our understanding of law. It is essential reading for those with an interest or stake in the methods of international legal research.This is the second of two volumes announcing the emergence of the new legal realism. At a time when the legal academy is turning to social science for new approaches, these volumes chart a new course for interdisciplinary research by synthesizing law on the ground, empirical research, and theory. Volume 2 explores the integration of global perspectives and information into our understanding of law. Increasingly, local experiences of law are informed by broader interactions of national, international, and global law. Lawyers, judges, and other legal actors often have to respond to these broader contexts, while those pursuing justice in various global contexts must wrestle with the specific problems of translation that emerge when different concepts of law and local circumstances interact. Using empirical research, the authors in this path-breaking volume shed light on current developments in law at a global level.

ISBN: 9781107422988

Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 16mm

Weight: 460g

306 pages