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expressive function of law: a standalone construct

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Law and society

law's role in stating social values and shifting norms, apart from its direct effects through sanctions.

In law and society, expressive function of law refers to law's role in stating social values and shifting norms, apart from its direct effects through sanctions. This meaning comes from Sunstein (1996) in University of Pennsylvania Law Review.[1]

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References

Sunstein, C. R. (1996). On the Expressive Function of Law. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 144(5), 2021. https://doi.org/10.2307/3312647

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