SOSC 3375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Critical Legal Studies, Bachelor Of Laws

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 3375
• Professor: David Szablowski

Document Summary

Joined harvard law faculty in early 1970s after starting llm: wrote the critical legal studies movement in 1983. Teaches at washington u school of law. Published extensively on the rule of law, legal education, sociological theory, legal pluralism. Wrote charter of rights and the legalization of politics in canada and how america gets way with murder. Role of law in liberalism (cid:862)go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of la(cid:449)s a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ot of (cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:863) Liberal view of law was a radical transformation of previous order. Law determined by status, group membership(notion that all citizens are equal and everyone has equal protection under the law) Crucial aspect is the idea that the system is fair and impartial, people make laws but once their made its the laws itself that rule. Legitimate political process that happens and then a text based law is created. Apply to all equally, provide equal protection. Legal realists had problems with account of judging.