Homo Juridicus

On the Anthropological Function of the Law

Alain Supiot (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2017
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-78663-060-5 (ISBN)

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A provocative investigation of how law shapes everyday life.

In this groundbreaking work, French legal scholar Alain Supiot examines the relationship of society to legal discourse. He argues that the law is how justice is implemented in secular society, but it is not simply a technique to be manipulated at will: it is also an expression of the core beliefs of the West. We must recognize its universalizing, dogmatic nature and become receptive to other interpretations from non-Western cultures to help us avoid the clash of civilizations. In Homo Juridicus, Supiot deconstructs the illusion of a world that has become 'flat' and undifferentiated, regulated only by supposed 'laws' of science and the economy, and peopled by contract-makers driven by only the calculation of their individual interests.

Alain Supiot is a permanent fellow at the University of Nantes, France and Director of the Nantes Institute for Advanced Studies. His previous books include Beyond Employment: Changes in Work, The Future of Labour Law in Europe and, from Verso, The Spirit of Philadelphia.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.03.2017
Übersetzer	Saskia Brown
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 210 mm
Gewicht	339 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-78663-060-5 / 1786630605
ISBN-13	978-1-78663-060-5 / 9781786630605
Zustand	Neuware