Critical Approach to Introductions to Law (en Inglés) - Geoffrey Samuel

The chapters outline the evolution of introductions to law, including a reappraisal of the role of Roman law, and assess how the accepted conception of legal knowledge has changed over time. Adopting a comparative approach, Samuel contrasts introductions to law in the common and civil law fields and evaluates the differences in introductory books across various disciplines. Ultimately, the book reveals a tension between the traditional doctrinal analysis and emerging critical and subversive approaches to law.

A Critical Approach to Introductions to Law is a crucial resource for students and scholars of law, especially those with a focus on comparative law, legal theory, legal method and legal reasoning. It will particularly benefit those beginning their legal studies and those interested in research methods and teaching.