Comparative Sociology Framework and Methods (Rule of Law, Localization, and Globalization)

Author: Zhu Xianyi
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: This book is one of the "Legal Science Library," with a focus on the framework and methodology of comparative sociology of law. The book is divided into three parts:
Part I Legalization, which compares and evaluates different legal systems through several legal indicators, with its research focus on the legal systems of nation-states. The basic framework is the traditional classification of world legal systems: the civil law system, the common law system, the socialist law system, and the legal systems of developing countries. The basic content includes comparative studies of the structure of law, legal sources, the application of law, and the legal profession.
Part II Localization, which analyzes the social foundations of similarities and differences in different legal systems through sociological methods, with its research focus on law constrained by social economic, political, and cultural environments. The basic framework is the sociology of law: law-society, law-in-books-law-in-action. The basic content includes the relationship between law, discretion, and transactions, as well as the interaction between society and law.
Part III Globalization, with its research focus on the relationships between legal systems of different countries in the context of globalization. The basic framework is the relationship between state sovereignty and globalization. The basic content involves the two different forms of legal globalization: the internationalization of domestic law and the domestication of international law.