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‘Law in Context’ Revisited

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Although ‘Law in Context’ is a well‐known motto for law‐and‐society scholarship, the idea could benefit from closer examination. This paper introduces a principle of `fidelity to context' and suggests that contexts may be transcended by invoking general purposes and principles. These issues have special relevance for contextual analysis of free speech, academic freedom, and other rights and responsibilities. I also consider the relevance of legal pluralism, and the contextual analysis of human rights.

Source: Journal of Law and Society

DOI: 10.1111/1467-6478.00252

Author: Philip Selznick

Institutions: University of California System, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2092394881

FWCI: 6.487

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Cited by: 50

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