Law after
Modernity
By Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
How can we characterise law and legal
theory in the twenty-first century? Law after Modernity argues that we
live in an age 'after Modernity' and that legal theory must take account of
this fact. The book presents a dynamic analysis of law, which focusses on the
richness and pluralism of law, on its historical embeddedness, its cultural
contingencies, as well as acknowledging contemporary law's global and
transnational dimensions.
However, Law after Modernity also
warns that the complexity, fragmentation, pluralism and globalisation of
contemporary law may all too easily perpetuate injustice. In this respect, the
book departs from many postmodern and pluralist accounts of law. Indeed, it
asserts that the quest for justice becomes a crucial issue for law in the era
of legal pluralism, and it investigates how it may be achieved.
The approach is fresh, contextual and
interdisciplinary, and, unusually for a legal theory work, is illustrated
throughout with works of art and visual representations, which serve to
re-enforce the messages of the book.
THE AUTHOR
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott is a fellow of Lady Margaret Hall and Professor of European and
Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford.
April
2013 428pp Hardback 9781841130293
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