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IS LAW REALLY A SOCIAL SCIENCE? A VIEW FROM COMPARATIVE LAW

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2008

Geoffrey Samuel
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The question to be pursued in this article has the merit of simplicity even if the response to it proves somewhat complex. The question is this: is law truly a social science? This may seem an odd question to many in the common law world since it is not uncommon, at least in England, for law schools to find themselves located in faculties of social science. Moreover there are a number of individuals, perhaps a considerable number in common law departments and faculties throughout the world, whose research and scholarship undoubtedly qualifies as social science research. So, before one can even begin to reflect upon the question to be pursued in this paper, a preliminary question must first be asked. Why should one wish even to pose the question?

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The Cambridge Law Journal , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , July 2008 , pp. 288 - 321
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Copyright © Cambridge Law Journal and Contributors 2008

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