ABSTRACT
Niklas Luhmann wrote a number of works which have decisively shaped the recent development of legal science as a theoretical discipline. Some basic elements of his theory have been widely appropriated by other legal theorists, such that it is difficult to imagine contemporary reflection in legal theory, and above all legal sociology, without Luhmann. This collection brings together the most important canonical and cutting-edge papers on Luhmann’s legal thought. It is introduced in a comprehensive editorial piece by the editor which locates the articles in context and explores the issues and topics at hand.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|56 pages
Textual analysis
part II|106 pages
Luhmann and political sociology
chapter 3|26 pages
Demokratie und Komplexität
part III|150 pages
Luhmann and legal sociology
part IV|142 pages
Luhmann and theoretical controversies
chapter 16|54 pages
Recht und Gerechtigkeit bei Derrida und Luhmann
part : V|104 pages
Luhmann and new theoretical developments