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The Making of Law: An Ethnography of the Conseil d´Etat
Bruno Latour
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paperback. Bruno Latour is one of the leading sociologists in the world today. The author was give unparalleled access to this closed and hugely important institution of the French state, the Conseil d'Etat, and was able to carry out an in-depth study of how it works. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
In this book, Bruno Latour pursues his ethnographic inquiries into the different value systems of modern societies. After science, technology, religion, art, it is now law that is being studied by using the same comparative ethnographic methods. The case study is the daily practice of the French supreme courts, the Conseil d’Etat, specialized in administrative law (the equivalent of the Law Lords in Great Britain). Even though the French legal system is vastly different from the Anglo-American tradition and was created by Napoleon Bonaparte at the same time as the Code-based system, this branch of French law is the result ... Read more
In this book, Bruno Latour pursues his ethnographic inquiries into the different value systems of modern societies. After science, technology, religion, art, it is now law that is being studied by using the same comparative ethnographic methods. The case study is the daily practice of the French supreme courts, the Conseil d’Etat, specialized in administrative law (the equivalent of the Law Lords in Great Britain). Even though the French legal system is vastly different from the Anglo-American tradition and was created by Napoleon Bonaparte at the same time as the Code-based system, this branch of French law is the result ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745639857
SKU
V9780745639857
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About Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour is Professor of Sociology at Ecoles des mines, Paris.
Reviews for The Making of Law: An Ethnography of the Conseil d´Etat
"A fascinating ethnography of a highly renowned but usually opaque French institution, and a welcome foray into the anthropology of law." EASA Journal of Social Anthropology "What is legal reasoning? In this lively ethnography, Bruno Latour examines the almost physical work of intertextuality at the Conseil d'Etat, the French supreme court. With his inimitable verve, he shows the ... Read more