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legal opportunity structure: a standalone construct

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Sociolegal studies

features of a legal system, such as standing rules and access to courts, that shape whether movements turn to litigation.

In sociolegal studies, legal opportunity structure refers to features of a legal system, such as standing rules and access to courts, that shape whether movements turn to litigation. This meaning comes from Hilson (2002) in Journal of European Public Policy.[1]

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opportunity6 fields · 13 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs policy2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs standing3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Hilson, C. (2002). New social movements: the role of legal opportunity. Journal of European Public Policy, 9(2), 238-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501760110120246

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