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Alternative Rechtsformen und Alternativen zum Recht pp 27–47Cite as

Delegalization

A Critical Review of Its Ideology, Manifestations, and Social Consequences

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Part of the book series: Jahrbuch für Rechtssoziologie und Rechtstheorie ((JRR,volume 6))

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Zeitgenössische Rechtssysteme im Westen stehen unter starkem Druck zu entrechtlichen, entkriminalisieren, zu entformalisieren, zu entinstitutionalisieren und zu entprofessionalisieren. Die verschiedenen Ideologien, die hinter solchen Tendenzen stehen, werden kritisiert, einige konkrete Maßnahmen, mit denen diese Bewegung verbunden ist, werden diskutiert und es wird festgestellt, welche Konsequenzen hierbei eingetreten oder zu erwarten sind.

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Abel, R.L. (1980). Delegalization. In: Blankenburg, E., Klausa, E., Rottleuthner, H. (eds) Alternative Rechtsformen und Alternativen zum Recht. Jahrbuch für Rechtssoziologie und Rechtstheorie, vol 6. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-96990-3_2

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