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The limits of the legal complex : Nordic lawyers and political liberalism /

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Spanning two centuries and five Nordic countries, this book questions the view that political lawyers are required for the development of a liberal political regime. It combines cross-disciplinary theory and careful empirical case studies by country experts whose regional insights are brought to bea...

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Other Authors: Feeley, Malcolm M. (Editor), Langford, Malcolm (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Law > Scandinavia > History.
Lawyers > Scandinavia > History.
Lawyers > Political activity > Scandinavia > History.
Law > Political aspects > Scandinavia > History.
Liberalism > Scandinavia > History.
Droit > Scandinavie > Histoire.
Avocats > Activité politique > Scandinavie > Histoire.
Droit > Aspect politique > Scandinavie > Histoire.
Libéralisme > Scandinavie > Histoire.
LAW.
Comparative.
Legal Profession.
Law
Law > Political aspects
Lawyers
Lawyers > Political activity
Liberalism
Scandinavia
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Malcolm M. Feeley and Malcolm Langford
  • Nordic exceptionalism and the legal complex / Malcolm M. Feeley and Malcolm Langford
  • The legal complex in struggles for political liberalism in Sweden / Johan Karlsson Schaffer
  • Denmark : between the law state and the welfare state / Mikael Rask Madsen
  • Norwegian lawyers and political mobilization 1623-2015 / Malcolm Langford
  • The legal complex : Denmark and Norway under German occupation 1940-1945 / Hans Petter Graver
  • Finland : lawyers in and out of the shadows of political liberalism / Esa Konttinen
  • Iceland : lawyers, politics, and liberalism / Ragnhildur Helgadóttir
  • Revisiting the theory of the legal complex / Malcolm Langford.