NCJ Number
125890
Journal
Journal of Human Justice Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: special issue (Autumn 1989) Pages: 9-26
Date Published
1989
Length
18 pages
Annotation
Some of the connections between law, state, and economy in Canadian society are outlined that emphasize an analytic shift from consensus to conflict orientations in socio-legal research.
Abstract
Attention is drawn to the importance of State theory, indigenous and imported; the centrality of a political economy framework; and the necessity of the dialectical method in the study of law and social change. Increasing attention has been directed towards the relationship between law and social change in Canadian society in the past 20 years. The resulting publications focus on relationships between law and society, institutionalized law reform commissions, and socio-legal centers and have moved towards critical studies in political economy. The dialectical approach allows one to incorporate relevant research from other theoretical perspectives while providing a comprehensive, structural sense of legal activity and change within a social context. 7 footnotes and 54 references. For related articles see NCJ 125888-125895. (Author abstract modified)