Complexity Theory and Law: Mapping an Emergent Jurisprudence - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415786096 ISBN 13 : 9780415786096

Editeur : Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

This collection of essays explores the different ways the insights from complexity theory can be applied to law. Complexity theory - a variant of systems theory - views law as an emergent, complex, self-organising system comprised of an interactive network of actors and systems that operate with no overall guiding hand, giving rise to complex, collective behaviour in law communications and actions. Addressing such issues as the unpredictability of legal systems, the ability of legal systems to adapt to changes in society, the importance of context, and the nature of law, the essays look to the implications of a complexity theory analysis for the study of public policy and administrative law, international law and human rights, regulatory practices in business and finance, and the practice of law and legal ethics. These are areas where law, which craves certainty, encounters unending, irresolvable complexity. This collection shows the many ways complexity theory thinking can reshape and clarify our understanding of the various problems relating to the theory and practice of law.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jamie Murray is Senior Lecturer in Law at Liverpool Hope University.

Thomas E. Webb is Lecturer in Law at the University of Lancaster.

Steven Wheatley is Professor of International Law at the University of Lancaster.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415786096
• ISBN 13: 9780415786096
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Murray Jamie, Webb Thomas, Wheatley Steven
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