This collection of socio-legal studies, written by leading theorists and researchers from around the world, offers original, perceptive and critical contributions to ideas and theories that have been expounded by Roger Cotterrell over a long and distinguished career. Engaging with the complexity and multiplicity of our contemporary legal world.

This collection of socio-legal studies, written by leading theorists and researchers from around the world, offers original, perceptive and critical contributions to ideas and theories that have been expounded by Roger Cotterrell over a long and distinguished career. Engaging with the complexity and multiplicity of our contemporary legal world, the contributions are likely to become classics themselves as they tackle some of the most significant challenges that modern law faces.

'In this wide-ranging collection, a distinguished group of socio-legal scholars address the main themes which have characterised Roger Cotterrell's work - notably his analysis of the relationship between legal and sociological approaches, and between sociological jurisprudence and empirical studies of law. The book is, in every way, a fitting tribute to Cotterrell's outstanding contribution to legal and social theory.' Nicola Lacey, London School of Economics, UK 'Roger Cotterrell is the pre-eminent proponent of the sociology of law in the United Kingdom and beyond. This volume is both a fitting tribute to a distinguished and much-loved scholar and a substantial contribution to the field.' William Twining, University College London, UK 'This collection goes beyond a celebration of Roger Cotterrell's work. It both engages with it and explores its range and depth.' Alan Hunt, Carleton University, Canada 'How do we measure an academic career? By the work written, students encouraged, colleagues supported, the contribution to an institution. Roger Cotterrell has more than acquitted himself against these criteria. This Festschrift is evidence of the esteem in which he is held, and the themes his quietly tenacious scholarship has explored. Law and sociology, legality, the effects of globalisation, community and culture, the relationship between legal sociology and philosophy, the impact of legal pluralism: all are reflected on here. The twenty or so contributors bear witness to the breadth and influence of Roger Cotterrell's work. They reflect the very high regard in which he is held, both for his scholarship and for the personal qualities he has brought to the legal academy over forty years.' Alan Norrie, University of Warwick, UK