Social Engineering Theory of Roscoe Pound
Legal Theory Today
A Sociology of Jurisprudence
Legal Theory Today
Founding Editor
John Gardner, Professor of Jurisprudence, University College, Oxford TITLES IN THIS SERIES Law in its Own Right by Henrik Palmer Olsen and Stuart Toddington Law and Aesthetics by Adam Gearey Law as a Social Institution by Hamish Ross Evaluation and Legal Theory by Julie Dickson Risks and Legal Theory by Jenny Steele Forthcoming titles: Law after Modernity by Sionaidh Douglas-Scott Law and Ethics by John Tasioulas Law and Human Need by John Stanton-Ife
A Sociology of Jurisprudence
Richard Nobles and David Schiff
OXFORD AND PORTLAND OREGON 2006
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A Sociology of Jurisprudence
Legal Theory Today
Founding Editor
John Gardner, Professor of Jurisprudence, University College, Oxford TITLES IN THIS SERIES Law in its Own Right by Henrik Palmer Olsen and Stuart Toddington Law and Aesthetics by Adam Gearey Law as a Social Institution by Hamish Ross Evaluation and Legal Theory by Julie Dickson Risks and Legal Theory by Jenny Steele Forthcoming titles: Law after Modernity by Sionaidh Douglas-Scott Law and Ethics by John Tasioulas Law and Human Need by John Stanton-Ife
A Sociology of Jurisprudence
Richard Nobles and David Schiff
OXFORD AND PORTLAND OREGON 2006
Published in North America (US and Canada) by Hart Publishing c/o International Specialized Book Services 920 NE 58th Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, Oregon 97213–3644 USA Tel: +1 503 287 3093 or toll-free: (1) 800 944 6190 Fax: +1 503 280 8832 E-mail: orders@isbs.com Web Site: www.isbs.com © Richard Nobles and David Schiff jointly and severally 2006 Richard Nobles and David Schiff have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, to be identified as the authors of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of Hart Publishing, or as expressly permitted by law or under the terms agreed with the appropriate reprographic rights organisation. Enquiries concerning reproduction which may not be covered by the above should be addressed to Hart Publishing at the address below. Hart Publishing, Salter’s Boatyard, Folly Bridge, Abingdon Road, Oxford OX1 4LB Telephone: +44 (0)1865 245533 or Fax: +44 (0)1865 794882 e-mail: mail@hartpub.co.uk WEBSITE: http//:www.hartpub.co.uk British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data Available ISBN 13: 978–1–84113–598–4 (paperback) ISBN 10: 1–84113–598–4 (paperback) Typeset by Hope Services (Abingdon) Ltd. Printed and bound in Great