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living law: a standalone construct

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living law1 CONSTRUCTLiving lawNELKEN · LAW AND SOCIETY

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Law and society

the norms that actually govern social life, as distinct from the rules found in statutes and court decisions.

In law and society, living law refers to the norms that actually govern social life, as distinct from the rules found in statutes and court decisions. This meaning comes from Nelken (2008) in Theoretical Inquiries in Law.[1]

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  1. Nelken, D. (2008). Eugen Ehrlich, Living Law, and Plural Legalities. Theoretical Inquiries in Law, 9(2), 443-471. https://doi.org/10.2202/1565-3404.1193

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