Law and Social Change

288 Pages·2000·6.413 MB·English

by  Sharyn L Roach Anleu

LAW AND
SOCI
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CONTENTS
Preface
Lisotff igures
l. Introdutchtmeie oann:io nflg a w 1
2.La,wc apitaalnidis nmd ustrialization:
thcel assical theories 12
3.C ontempotrhaeroyro ifle asw 40
4.T hel egparlo fession 77
5.Dispruetseo lution 108
6.Socicaolnt rol 138
7.F eminainsdml egraelf orm 107
8.Righatnsdc i tizenship 200
9.Conclusion 230
Bibliography 237
Casceist ed 272
Index 273
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PREFACE
This bgoroefkwr oamd uailn tetr etishnie n terbfeatcwee en sociology
andl awa nd tihnae p peanritn csrienarge liaonnlc aewa sa r ouftoer
soccihaaln Ugnet.vi elr rye centthsleocy i olooflg ayww asn oatn e tsab­
lhiesds udbicsiplsioncei;o wlaoscg oyn csiooufts h lea wa sa s ociinaslt i­
tutiaonndl aww asc onsciooftu hses ociaclo nditiinow nhsi ciht
operabtuettdh ,e wraes relatiivnetleyr ablceitttiwtoetlnehe nte w od icsi­
pli.nT ehsihsas c hangTehde.r en oiws v aat ss ociololgeiirtcaatlou nr e
legianls tit,ue tpsieocnisatlhleoy s iinn dustriwaetlseirznnea dt i,o ns
greactoenirsd eraotfit ohner elahtiispo nbsetwleaewan n dn on-legal
foromfss ocicaoln tarnoddl i psutper oscisenga,n di ncsrniegad icsussion
oft hreo loefl aw alnedgd aiclso ueri sne veryldiafye .
Therean e inso rmaomuosu onfta ttenbteiionng tgoil vae-wbn o tahs
legliastainodna sj udidceicaiilos n-sa sa s ourocfse oc icahla nge. Litiga­
tioann dl obbyfionlrge gliastcihvaen agrese t treagitehsast oc imaolv e­
mentasd opatc rotshfseu ploll itsipeccatlr Guomv.e rnmaelons trsoe nl y
legliastitooin m plemveanrti sooucswi ealla frper ogrammes and, more
recleyni,tn ternaltaiswao rnaean li mportapasentc tt hocefo ntsituotfi on
thien ternationala ndct ohpmeom siusbniilsti yot fi eglobalo rg overnance
regulaItnti hoen .w oafrk eel ioannl caewt o f urtdheeisrr esdo ctiraal­n s
formatiotnhse,ri esw idespredaids illusiornemgeanrtd itnhgep ersistence
ofi nequasal nidtt iheer eistsancoefs ociianls titauntdia ocntsot ros
changleedge anlv ironnt.mMs eany thesrugegfetots rheal ta wi asn i nef­
fectsiouvreco efs occihaaln agnedd oenso rte adtirlalyna sitnet aol tered
socpiarla ctHiocweesv.et rhe,ef efctosfn ewl egliastioornn e wj udicial
interpreotfsa otciioanls dlifififcetu olae tvr ael upartesecle i,ya ndi ti s
rathneari vtoee xpetchtal te gcahla nwgiel dli rectlsyi mlapsitnidc ally
traslnatien ttoh eex pecstoceidca hla ngTehsee. x pecttahtalitao wnw ill
havaen ticirpeastubeledtl spi oeisst itvirices oansintgh,ai ,tst haotn es et
ofc hangients h lea wd ierctclayu stehsae n ticicphaatnegde .
Thibso opkr oviads eosc ioleoxgaimcianlao tfli aowsn,u v reycsu rrent
theoredteibcasata len de xamisn esocior-eelsaergcIahtlg. o ebse yond
ad icsussioofnc ontemporairnyts itluetgtiaoiol nn csl cuodniesd eration
oft hree lahtiiopbnses tweleanaw n do thaepsre cotfss o cliiaTflhe ef. o cus
ison b roaadn dg enepraatlt egrrnosu ndiensd pe ciefxiacm p.lO veesr­
whelmi,ne gxlaympalretesa kferno tmh ceo mmon-laws ysetlme,sgb ault
theirasel o sc onisderaabtltee nptaiitodocn o mpartihnlege gsayslet mso f
EuroapnedA siTah.e rea lois ssom ec overoafcg uer rdeincstus isonosf
globaliaznadtt hireoo nlo efl aiwn a ni nternactoinotneaxlt .
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viii LAWA NDS OCIACLH ANGE
Chapt1e erx ameistn hei deoaf l awa ndi tnroduscoemse legal
cocneptIsnd. i scugs tshiein tnerfbaectew eseonc iolaondg lya wi,t
proviadb ersi oevfe rvoifel we gtahle oriicnelsu,gd pionsiivtislme,g al
realaindsn mat urlaalwC .h apt2ie vnre stitgha'etc elsa sssoicciaoll'o gical
theor-iDsutrsk heWiebme,ar nd M ar-xa ndt heainarl ysoefts h ietn er­
connecntsbi eotweseonc ainadel c oonmitcr saofnrmatsai ondtn hneat ure
ofl awl,e gtahlo ugahndtl egraelli aostnT.h is theorehtaiiscfn allu ­legacy
enceddi vecrostnee mportahreyo roifle aswC .h apt3ee xra meiscn otnem­
poradreyb aitnet sh eoorifle aswi ,cnu ldigsn ysttehmes,o j ruyriicdaitf,i on
lawa nd discei,pc lriintliecgatalhl er yof,e ministth el,oea rgndya lle gal
pluralism.
Chapt4e,tr h ef irosftt h es ubsnttaicvhea pteexrasm,ei stn hle egal
profe.sI stai dodnersstehsce ocnepotfp rofe,st shieoennx ameistn he
naturoefl egwaolr aknd discucshsageness tthloee gparlo festshiaotn
havoec curorveetdrh pea st dtehcraeeda ecsr oasn sum beorf d ifferent
socieCthiaepst5.ed re als twhsieot chpi raalc tiivncoelsvi entd h eem er­
gecnei,d teinficaandt iporno cegs osfid nispuwtheisc,ch a ni cnlude
adjudi,cm aetdiioan,tc ioocnniliaatndi noegno tiaIttie oxna.me istn he
altaetrindvies pute-rmeosvoelmuteta nindo ans sesistresos la end func­
tiso wnithtihnel egjauls/tsiycset esmp,e ciftihcear lellyan tsihoips
betwedeinf fefroernuftmo srr e sogld viisnpuatndet sh seo ccioanld ist ion
undewrh icche rtkaidinsn doifs psuettet nlte meemergec.on tSroaoc li,a l
cocneptth ahtaa sl ogn hiswtiotrhsyio nc igoyil,sto h teo poifCc h apt6e,r
whicfho cuosents h ceo nnectsib oentweleeng aandl nonelgaclo ntrol.
Thicsh apltoeorak tst hec rimitnrailia nllc,u diwngh ahtap pensi nt he
shadoofwt hceo urtrfoooermx ,a mpnlegeoi tatsib oentweleanw yaernds
plebaa rgiagni.Tn hec hapterd isaclustosh sreeo slo eft hjeu dgsee,n t­en
cign,t hea imosf p uinshmtea nnd ther oloefv ictiinmt sh ce rimailn
justpircoec easndsf ,i naelxlpyl onreewds e velotpsim nce rnimmaean ge­
metna ndp revteinon.
Then extt woc haptaedrdsr seosmsse p ecainfdi vce rcyo tnemporary
issuCehsa.p t7le oro aktfs e mniisam ndl egal redfi vonersmt iatgnhaet es
wayisn w hiclhe gmaolb ilinzi asot neis otrattehgasyto cmioavle ments,
herweo menm'osv emnetpsu,r sausae r ouftoesr o ccihaaln ignte h aer eas
ofe mploytma endn sexd iscraitmi,ior nnapaend domesvtiioccl ee,n
pornograpahndy r eproduicstsiuTvehesec . en rtaalr gumiesnt th aitt is
naivteoe xpetchta t sriemfpolryms itnagtw uitldelis r etcrtsalfnyo rdmi s­
crimationrsyo ciparla ctaindc eesnd urgi anttittuodweasr wdosm en.
Viewgil nawa sa c omploefdx i vearnds oef tceontn radilcetgoirsy,l ation
judidceicailss a indoa ndmiisntr,a tiiisntoo t ns urpirnitgsh aatd vcaenisn
onea remaa yb et hwarbtyel de gaandl o thiemrp editmsie nand ifferent
area. C8he axpatmeeisrtn hsei igfnicceoa fnl awi nc otnemporary discus­
sisoo nfr ighatnds c itiszheiInnp t.h icsot next, theraeb oiutsth ed ebate
effaiccyt honefat iostna atndei tcsaa pci(towyr i lglneisntso)a ccorridg hts
and socialt omj auynso tfii tccsei tizTehnecs h.a petxearnm eisn ew dis­
cusssio ofhn umarni ghgtlso,b alnia zndat thireoi osfei tnernantailloa wI.t
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PREFACE ix
alsaod dretshspeeh se nomeonfwo anr c rimtersi baoltsrh,e gartdhien g
posto-rWlWdar II acswa eslealsst hobseei ng pumrosrrueee cde nitnl y
spectirainlba ulIsta. l sion vesttihgea torefols la ewi nt hter ansformation
ofe asteErunr opfeo llowtihnedg e miosfet heS ovipeotl itaincda l
economic rFeignia,mCl ehlsay.p t9e rt hec onclu-spiroonv iadne s
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overvoifte hwce e ntarraglu meanntdts i teosg etthheer underlying themes
oft hbeo ok.
Theraer neu meropueso ptloet hanrke gardtihneegm ergeanncde
developomfte hnibtso o Tkh.e hya vbee en hveelrupylif ne stablishing its
direcatnidfo onr Fmi.r satm,e xIt remely togP rraotfeefMsuasllo cro lm
Waterfso dri scuswsiitohn sa mbeo utth ipsr ojienci tte sa rsltya ges.
Malcohlambs e en ceinnet nrcaolu raagnidmn agi ntaimnysi oncgi ologi­
cailm aginaantdit ohniIa s p precSieactoen,.d w lIiy sthor ecomrydg reat
apperciattoiK oant hMya cfko erx tenmdyii nngt eirnae nsdtk nowledge
abouttho ep eraotfit ohcner imijnuasltp ircoec eTshsi.r, d alIpy perciate
thvee rrye liaanbdlc eo mpetreenste aarscshi stparnocveit doem deb y
ElizaBbiertkhMe atrtg,a Craemte raonnd MeMgoarng aSnp.e ctihaaln ks
goetsoM egafno hre hre lpefduilt oarsisails tcahnecceko,ift n hgbe i blio­
grapahnydp reparoaftt ihioenn d eIwx o.u ladl sloi kteot hanFkl inders
Univerfsoifrti yn anacsisails taanndi ctFesa cuolftS yo ciSacli enfcoers
secrestuaprpioaerlst p,e ctioAa nlnlKeye lfloytr h fei ntaylp ionftg h bei b­
lioghryaI.e p xtegnrde aaptp recitaoGt iilolSnit aenfr onhr e ern courage­
menotf t hipsr ojheecertx ,t remperloyf essaipopnraoalan cdhp aitence
regartdhidene ga dlIia nlesa.op prectihaaest teu te ahnedl pvfeurly com­
mentmsa deb yt her evieowfet rh em anuscrMiyp tth.a naklss too
Miranda nuSnehtEohdf wearr,ad nsdo theartSs a gfeo trh eaisrs istance
andi nptuhtr ougthhopeur to ducptrioocne ss. ,U laItm ii nmdaetbetleyd
toO liv,eT rristan, LucEidnmdeafr o trah nedhi erl wph,i cahs sumed
varifooursm s.
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