Beschreibung
The sociology of law has made impressive progress over the last decades.
The present volume brings together scholars from Austria, Britain, Germany
and Scandinavia to discuss major developments. The book starts with
analyses of the sociology of law advanced by the most outstanding
theorists in the field, Max Weber and Niklas Luhmann. Their legacy is
assessed by Hubert Treiber, Frank Welz and Inger-Johanne Sand. Next, Håkan
Hydén emphases the gain sociology of law could have from a stronger focus
on norms. Armin Höland and Ole Hammerslev ask about the effects courts
have. Klaus F. Röhl provides an international overview on “alternatives of
law”, one of the main topics of socio-legal studies since the 1960s. The
final article by Stefan Machura in this volume addresses the media´s impact on the public´s
perception of the legal system.
Prof. Dr. phil. Knut Papendorf, Institute for Criminology and Sociology of
Law, University of Oslo, Norway. His special research interest is in
criminal policy, sociology of law and control politics.
Dr. rer. soc., Dr. rer. pol. habil. Stefan Machura, Bangor University,
School of Social Sciences, UK. His special research interest is in
sociology of law, criminology and related areas within sociology, public
management and political science.
Prof. Dr. philos. Kristian Andenæs is Head of the Department of
Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo, Norway. His special
research interest is in sociology of law, social and criminal policy,
legal aid and immigration law.
