Law's interior : legal and literary constructions of the self /
Law's interior : legal and literary constructions of the self /
Kevin M. Crotty.
- ix, 231 pages
Includes Index
In Law's Interior, Kevin M. Crotty draws on several important literary works to offer a new model of the relationship between citizens and their laws, one that emphasizes the power of law to shape citizens and to foster-or discourage-their autonomy. Crotty maintains that citizens are "inside" the law-they are the law's interior. Literature, he finds, can be relevant to law by emphasizing the connections between law and the world around it-a stance that corrects the tendency of legal theory to treat law as a separate, autonomous entity.
--United States of America--United States of America--United States of America
Law--Philosophy.
Personality (Law)
Autonomy (Psychology)
Liberty.
Individualism--Social aspects.
Includes Index
In Law's Interior, Kevin M. Crotty draws on several important literary works to offer a new model of the relationship between citizens and their laws, one that emphasizes the power of law to shape citizens and to foster-or discourage-their autonomy. Crotty maintains that citizens are "inside" the law-they are the law's interior. Literature, he finds, can be relevant to law by emphasizing the connections between law and the world around it-a stance that corrects the tendency of legal theory to treat law as a separate, autonomous entity.
--United States of America--United States of America--United States of America
Law--Philosophy.
Personality (Law)
Autonomy (Psychology)
Liberty.
Individualism--Social aspects.