LawforSociety:Nature,Functions,andLimits[社会法：性质、功能与局限]

LawforSociety:Nature,Functions,andLimitsoffersanilluminatingconceptualframeworkthatlooksatfivebasiclegalinstrumentswithwhichthelawaddressestheproblemsandgoalsofsociety.ForanyIntroductiontoLawcourseorassecondaryreadinginpoliticalscience,criminaljustice,orgeneralstudies,LawforSocietybreaksdowntheveryconceptof“law”toanswerthequestions:Whatislaw?Howdoeslawwork?Whatcanlawdoandnotdo?Thebookaddressesthenatureoflaw,itsproblem-solvingfunctions,andthelimitsonwhatlawcanaccomplish.LawforSociety:Nature,Functions,andLimitsfeatures:AconsistentsocialthemethatprovidescontextandinsightHigh-interestcasesandcentrallegalwritingsthathighlightthenatureandresponsivenessofthelegalprocessandlegalreasoningAGeneralIntroductionthatsetsoutthemeaningoflawandmethodsofstudyingitDetailedexplanationsofthe“means”oflawremedyinggrievancespunishingwrongsadministeringtheregulatorystateconferringpublicbenefitsfacilitatingprivatearrangementsSystematiccoverageofeachofthefivelegalinstrumentsthatincludeslegalmethodssourcesandapplicationsoflawrolesofcitizensandlawyerspossibilitiesforimprovedeffectivenesslimitationsofthelawIllustrationofthe“ends”oflawwithcompellingdeploymentsofthefiveinstrumentsagainstparticularsocialproblemspromotingsafetypromotingequalityTheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,forconvenientreference,intheappendix