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Aug 1, 2017 · The conversation concerns sociology of law and the question around which it has circled is this: “What is sociology of law?” and – implied in that question – is such a thing possible? KEYWORDS:
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The function of government in political sociology extends beyond the enforcement of laws and policies. It includes the distribution of power and resources, the representation of diverse interests, and the creation of a collective identity among citizens.
Legal sovereignty is the aspect of a state’s supreme authority that is codified in law. It is the theoretical right to exercise ultimate power within a specified territory. This concept is anchored in constitutional law and is typically vested in a distinct entity within the state, such as a monarch, a legislative body, or a constitution itself.
Can it engage directly and effectively with contemporary legal debates, in the sense of debates about what legal doctrine and practices should be rather than what legal agencies in fact do? This chapter looks at policy and community in socio-legal studies as well as the concept of moral distance.
In modern sociology, the enforcement of law has been addressed primarily in the context of the sociology of social control, which, in recent years, has mostly become associated with the sociology of crime and deviance rather than the sociology of law.
- Mathieu Deflem
- 2008
This chapter outlines in general terms some approaches to specification of a concept of law that have characterised modern sociological study of law, considers some of their implications, and suggests reasons why some conceptualisations of law may be more useful to the sociology of law than others.
Jun 29, 2015 · The sociology of law refers to the sociological study of law and law-related phenomena, whereby law is typically conceived as the whole of legal norms in society as well as the practices and institutions that are associated with those norms.
