Introduction Michael King and Chris Thornhill I. Theory and Practice in Law One: Reflections on reflexive law John Paterson Two: What's the use of Luhmann's theory? Michael King II. Politics, Law and Human Rights Three: From subject to system: Some unsystematic systems-theoretical thoughts on race equality and human rights W. Tim Murphy Four: Luhmann's theory of politics: Politics after metaphysics? Chris Thornhill Five: Systems theory and the paradox of human rights Gert Verschraegen Six: The problem of power in Luhmann's systems theory Samantha Ashenden Seven: What is modern power? Jean Clam III. Critical responses Eight: Some observations on Luhmann's concept of society and social anthropologyAnne Friederike Mller Nine: Luhmann's theories Bernd Hornung Ten: Dealing (with) paradoxes: On law, justice and cheating Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos
Michael King is Emeritus Professor at the School of Law, University or Reading. Chris Thornhill is Professor of Law at the University of Manchester.
It is as much the way that an author's works are received as the
works themselves which determines their importance. This collection
edited by Michael King and Chris Thornhill makes worthwhile
reading. This volume consists of highly diverse contributions
concerning Niklas Luhmann's creative work. Certain of them are
careful studies on this or that aspect of Luhmann's work, while
others apply Luhmann's conceptual constructions in different
settings. This book provides an opportunity to question the meaning
and the range of Luhmann's output… Luhmann represents, … a
speculative revolution, and it is for this reason that he merits
our attention. Luhmann is one of the most important German
sociologists of the second part of the 20th Century.
*Droit et Societé, No 65/2007*
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