Homo Juridicus: On the Anthropological Function of the Law

A provocative investigation of how law shapes everyday life

In this groundbreaking work, French legal scholar Alain Supiot examines the relationship of society to legal discourse.

He argues that the law is how justice is implmented in secular society, but it is not simply a technique to be manipulated at will: it is also an expression of the core beliefs of the West. We must recognize its universalizing, dogmatic nature and become receptive to other interpretations from non-Western cultures ...