La sociologie du droit est-elle vraiment une science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4949638 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence M Friedman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-100 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Droit et société (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0769-3362 • E-ISSN: 1969-6973 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/dreso.1986.901 |
| OpenAlex | W2318469122 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 4 |
To ask oneself whether sociology of law is really a science leads unavoidably to the following questions : what is the definition of this discipline, what place is assigned to sociology of law within the general theories of law and of society, and what are the limits of its object. One of the main difficulties of sociology of law, when compared to natural sciences or even when compared to other sections of sociology, is a matter of definition of the object of the study of law because of its uncertain boundaries and of cultural fluctuations. According to the author, there is no general, universal sociology of law ; sociology of law can only be « a science of small and middling findings, and of middle range theories at least in the short run ». He proposes a general framework for the social study of law in Western countries and groups the contents of the discipline under three main headings : the analysis of social forces which produce or influence the legal system, the analysis of the operation of the legal system itself and the analysis of the impact of law
Epistemology · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of law · French Urban and Social Studies · Law · Philosophy · Social Sciences and Governance
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2018 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |