{"title":"Hamish Ross","description":"\u003cp\u003eHamish Ross offers insightful explorations into the intersection of law, society, and education. His works delve into complex institutional frameworks and legal principles, inviting readers to consider how rights are shaped and exercised within various social contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Ross’s books challenge conventional perspectives and encourage critical thinking, making them valuable resources for students, educators, and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"legal-rights-and-the-institutional-imagination-by-hamish-ross-9781509979004","title":"Legal Rights and the Institutional Imagination","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLegal Rights and the Institutional Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e presents a contemporary perspective on legal rights centred on the longstanding will theory–interest theory debate. Starting with classical rights literature, central aspects of the debate in its modern idiom are contextualised within a social theory setting developed from the writings of Max Weber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book explores the idea that the institutional and coercive character of legal enforcement necessitates viewing legal rights as a locus of social power residing within the ‘institutional imagination’. This is reflected in the decision-making of key institutional actors such as judges, prosecutors, police, governmental authorities, and ultimately supreme court judges, who routinely mobilise coercive mechanisms towards the enforcement of legal rights and powers. This marks a departure from the trend of rights literature to view legal rights largely from the standpoint of the right-holder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also touches on whether the emerging perspective points towards a ‘third way’ beyond the traditional two theoretical approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA major task of the study is the construction of an archetypal supreme court judge – personifying the ‘institutional imagination’ – fashioned, via Weberian sociology, from a critique of Ronald Dworkin’s ‘Herculean’ judge and measured against doctrinal exegesis that draws on sources which include UK higher appellate court judgments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934109221100,"sku":"9781509979004","price":198.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509979004-legal-rights-and-the-institutional-imagination.jpg?v=1783897097"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/hamish-ross.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}