Legal Studies Annotated Bibliography

Barnett, H. (2012). Feminist legal methods. In Sourcebook on Feminist Jurisprudence (pp. 111-138). Routledge-Cavendish.

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From the quoted pages of this book, Hilaire Barnett focuses on breaking the monotony of male dominance in the legal field.

Bush, M. L. (2014). Serfdom and slavery: studies in legal bondage. Routledge.

In this book, M.L Bush makes a comparison of two equitable servitudes in the different cultures. The book has seventeen chapters which range from the classical times to the modern age. The cultures vary from Europe to other parts of the world, with different case studies sampled in different contexts.

Cortes, P. (2015). A new regulatory framework for extra-judicial consumer redress: where we are and how to move forward. Legal Studies, 35(1), 114-141.

In this journal, Pablo Cortes, a senior lecturer at the University of Leicester, explores the emerging legal framework on the alternative dispute resolution for the consumer.

Cotterrell, R. (2017). Law, culture, and society: Legal ideas in the mirror of social theory. Routledge.

Roger Cottrell, the author of the book, tries to explore the connection that exists between social theory and legal studies, with a focus on how the legal ideas are socially interpreted.

Cottrell, R. (2017). Living Law: studies in legal and social theory. Routledge.

Roger Cottrell in this book explores the legal theory and sociological studies. The author views the two aspects both regarding teaching and in the field of research.

Crawford, A., & Newburn, T. (2013). Youth offending and restorative justice. Willan.

In this book, Adam Crawford and Tim Newburn give an empirical and theoretical account of changes that have occurred in the youth legal system in Wales and England. Crawford gives an account of the overhaul that has happened in the US legal system over the past half-century.

Fredman, S., & Fudge, J. (2013). The legal construction of personal work relations and gender. Jerusalem Review of Legal Studies, 7(1), 112-122.

Sandra Fredman and Judy Fudge explore the barriers faced by women in the workplaces from gender segregation. They vividly explore how the miss match affects the working status of the different women who are perceived in different, unrealistic ways.

Henry, N., & Powell, A. (2016). Sexual violence in the digital age: The scope and limits of criminal law. Social & Legal Studies, 25(4), 397-418.

In this journal, Nicola Henry and Anastasia Powell explore the limits of the law on technologically facilitated sexual crime. The authors feel that more focus has been put on technologically facilitated crimes rather than sexual offense.

Herring, J., & Foster, C. (2012). Welfare means relationality, virtue, and altruism. Legal Studies, 32(3), 480-498.

Jonathan Herring and Charles Foster, in their 2012 journal, explore the nature of interests and welfare as applied in both family and medical law. They argue that the two aspects should be viewed in reference to others' wellbeing.

Jackson, J., Bradford, B., Hough, M., Myhill, A., Quinton, P., & Tyler, T. R. (2012). Why do people comply with the law? Legitimacy and the influence of legal institutions. British journal of criminology, 52(6), 1051-1071.

The authors of this journal try to explain the framework under which people tend to comply with the law.

Leiboff, M., & Thomas, M. (2014). Legal theories: contexts and practices. Thomson Reuters.

The two authors bring out the history and the evolving nature of legal theory. They make it known that legal theory is not static and that it is living and continually changing.

McEvoy, K., & McConnachie, K. (2013). Victims and transitional justice: Voice, agency, and blame. Social & Legal Studies, 22(4), 489-513.

Kieran McEvoy and Kirsten McConnachie in this journal explore the constructive justice for victims in transitional societies.drawing from the different jurisdictions; the author tries to express how victimhood is interpreted in the transitional societies.

Melissaris, E. (2016). Ubiquitous law: legal theory and the space for legal pluralism. Routledge.

In this book, Melissaris Emmanuel explores the understanding of the law in disconnection with the state. The author also suggests a new methodology for legal theory.

Miyazawa, S. (2013). Where Are We now and Where Should We Head for: A Reflection on the Place of East Asia on the Map of Socio-Legal Studies. Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J., 22, 113.

Setsuo Miyazawa, in this journal, writes about the position of East Asia on the socio-legal studies, while at the same time explaining whatever is to be done to for it to move ahead.

Samuels, H. (2018). Public interest litigation and the civil society factor. Legal Studies, 1-14.

In this article, Harriet Samuels tries to explore the participation of the public society organizations in the proceedings of the judicial review.

Sander, R., & Bambauer, J. (2012). The secret of my success: how status, eliteness, and school performance shape legal careers. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 9(4), 893-930.

In this journal, Richard Sande and Jane Bambauer explore the different aspects that shape the career of a lawyer. They quote factors such as status and elites as the determining factors of law as one's a career.

Shepherd, J. (2012). Measuring maximizing judges: empirical legal studies, public choice theory, and judicial behavior. Revista Forumul Judecatorilor, 33.

In this scholarly journal, Joanna Shepherd, an associate professor, at the Emory University, school of law, explores the increasing empirical evidence, supporting the public choice model of deciding within the judiciary.

Simkovic, M., & McIntyre, F. (2014). The economic value of a law degree. The Journal of Legal Studies, 43(2), 249-289.

In this legal studies journal, authors Michael Simkovic and Frank McIntyre analyze the value of a law degree, putting into account its cost.

Valverde, M. (2015). On chronotopes of law. Feminist Legal Studies, 23(3), 349-352.

Mariana Valverde in this article offers a reflexive thought on the work of other social researchers. Much focus is made on the feminist aspect.

Vermeule, A. (2012). The atrophy of constitutional powers. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 32(3), 421-444.

Adrian Vermeule in the journal discusses the constitutional powers which get atrophied over time. The journal gives a hypothesis of the trophy phenomena.