Research Handbook on Critical Legal Theory

This thoroughly revised second edition presents an overview of the developing field of critical legal theory. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this Research Handbook includes new chapters covering law and technology, international law and human rights.Demonstrating how different legal fields can be observed through a critical lens, contributors showcase the richness and multiplicity of critical legal methods, adopting feminist, Marxist and critical race theories. They also propose an array of conceptual and normative instruments for analysing how the law interacts with other forces, including technology, finance and military power. Chapters on topics such as property law, corporate law and international economic law have been substantially updated in light of shifting historical conditions and ongoing social transformation.This up-to-date Research Handbook is an essential resource for law scholars and students, especially those in law and development, law and society, legal philosophy and legal theory, who are interested in adopting a critical theoretical approach. It also provides invaluable insights for lawyers at a time when the scale of issues faced by legal orders is dramatically expanding.