The Making of Law by Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour is one of the leading sociologists in the world today. The author was give unparalleled access to this closed and hugely important institution of the French state, the Conseil d'Etat, and was able to carry out an in-depth study of how it works.EASA Journal of Social Anthropology
"What is legal reasoning? In this lively ethnography, Bruno Latour examines the almost physical work of intertextuality at the Conseil d'Etat, the French supreme court. With his inimitable verve, he shows the fragility and flexibility that secures the force of law."
David Stark, Columbia University
"What if our most subtle observer-theorist of socially constructed knowledge were given total access to a secret, powerful legal institution? The answer to this fantasy of legal scholars is The Making of Law, Bruno Latour's brilliant account of his philosophical fieldwork inside the French council of state. What he finds - the alchemical refinement of legal issues to the point of a purportedly pure legality - will be fascinating for lawyers, comparativists, anthropologists, political scientists, and anyone who cares about how law is made."
Noah Feldman, Harvard Law School
"A completely compelling account of the workings of French administrative law - surely never so closely observed as here - that joins with reflections on scientific authority to initiate comparative anthropology 'all over again'. And we do not have to ask where 'society' is: The Making of Law brilliantly exemplifies the making of society."
Marilyn Strathern, University of Cambridge
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745639857 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745639852 |
| Title | The Making of Law |
| Author | Bruno Latour |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-11-20 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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