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sociology of law  

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  • Sociology of law (or legal sociology) is the systematic, theoretically grounded, empirical study of law as a set of social practices or as an aspect or field of social experience. As such, it draws on the whole range of traditions, methods, and theories associated generally with sociological inquiry.The Nature of Sociology of LawThe nature of sociology of law (SL) depends on its relations with, on the one hand, sociology, and on the other, law, as knowledge fields. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Sociology of Law]

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