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Book SynopsisTheories of Legal Relations is an astute examination of existing legal systems that explores the notion of legal relationships and frameworks, using various analytical approaches to legal theory including subjectivist, objectivist, psychological and empirical.
Emmanuel Jeuland defends the logical anteriority of relationships in law and their universality (e.g. in the new Chinese Civil Code), addressing new issues such as the possibility of legal relationships with natural and artificial entities. He delves into the consequences of these potential relationships in terms of theory of law, legal reasoning and theory of justice. Chapters discuss legal relationships within legal systems globally, including the intention to create a legal relationship in the UK, declaratory judgments in the US, relationship of courtesy in Germany, and the commercial relationship in France.
Providing a well-rounded analytical investigation into legal relations involving relational autonomy, this timely book will be an ideal read for both legal and interdisciplinary scholars interested in legal philosophy, society and culture. Other academics concerned with relationships with natural or artificial entities will also find this book to be a stimulating read.
Trade Review‘Relational approaches to law focus on how the law shapes the actual relationships between and among people. Jeuland offers a highly accessible and comprehensive introduction to the existing literature. It is indispensable reading for anyone interested in this fast-growing alternative genre in legal theory.’ -- Alexander Somek, author of The Legal Relation: Legal Theory after Legal Positivism
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to Theories of Legal Relations: a comparative analysis 1. Analysis of the concepts used 2. Analysis of the different theories of legal relationships 3. Theories and practices of legal relationships 4. Legal theory and legal relations Conclusion: the emergence of a relational approach to law? Bibliography Index
