Full Description
This title was first published in 2001. A collection of important essays on the consequences of the Autopoietic theory of law, with contributions from a wide range of leading theorists from different legal jurisdictions, including an original paper by Gunther Teubner.
Contents
Introduction, JirA PribA!n and David Nelken. Theorizing Autopoietic Law: Alienating justice: on the surplus value of the twelfth camel, Gunther Teubner; The specific Autopoiesis of law: between derivative autonomy and generalized paradox, Jean Clam; The representation of law's autonomy in Autopoiesis theory, Roger Cotterrell; Legitimation between the noise of politics and the order of law: a critique of Autopoietic rationality, JirA PribA!n; The construction and demolition of the Luhmann Heresy, Michael King. Applying Autopoietic Law Theory: Autopoiesis and the natural environment, Eric W. Orts; The concept of reflexive labour law: its theoretical background and possible applications, Ralf Rogowski; Criminal justice: Autopoietic insights, Richard Nobles and David Schiff; Modernizing justice inside UK PLC : mimesis, de-differentiation and colonization, Tim Murphy; Abiding the world: globalism and the Lex Mercatoria, Peter Fitzpatrick; Beyond the metaphor of legal transplants?: consequences of Autopoietic theory for the study of cross-cultural legal adaptation, David Nelken.
