Politics, Postmodernity and Critical Legal Studies by Costas ... - 9780415086516

Taylor & Francis

Politics, Postmodernity and Critical Legal StudiesThe Legality of the Contingent\nAuthor(s): Costas Douzinas, Peter Goodrich, Yifat Hachamovitch\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415086516, 978-0415086516\nSynopsis\nThis timely and assured book provides a unique guide to critical legal studies which is one of the most exciting developments within contemporary jurisprudence. It is the first book to systematically apply a critical philosophy to the substance of common law. The book develops a coruscating and interdisciplinary overview of the politics and cultural significance of the institutions of the law.