TY - JOUR

T1 - Woran man Recht erkennt, wenn man nicht ins Gesetzbuch schaut

AU - Machura, Stefan

PY - 2022/10/31

Y1 - 2022/10/31

N2 - This short article deals with how people recognise law when they are not consulting the legal code. It introduces Eugen Ehrlich’s classic position of legal pluralism and his view that law can be defined by the intensity of emotions in reaction to law breaking. The author shows that an emotional response can indeed alert people, drawing on his empirical study “Recognising Modern Slavery” (Machura et al. 2019). Once they have become suspicious, individuals can turn to a legal authority/expert.

AB - This short article deals with how people recognise law when they are not consulting the legal code. It introduces Eugen Ehrlich’s classic position of legal pluralism and his view that law can be defined by the intensity of emotions in reaction to law breaking. The author shows that an emotional response can indeed alert people, drawing on his empirical study “Recognising Modern Slavery” (Machura et al. 2019). Once they have become suspicious, individuals can turn to a legal authority/expert.

KW - Law

KW - Sociology of law

KW - Modern slavery

KW - Eugen Ehrlich

KW - Legal pluralism

M3 - Erthygl

VL - 31

JO - Mittelweg 36

JF - Mittelweg 36

SN - 0941-6382

IS - 5

ER -