Critical Legal Theory : Introduction
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Critical Legal Theory : Introduction
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION........................................................................................3QUESTION 1.............................................................................................3CONCLUSION...........................................................................................7REFERENCES............................................................................................8
INTRODUCTION“any fool can learn, the point is to understand”(Dillon, Neal,2015.). It has been rightly quoted by Albert Einstein in context toknowledge and power. It is very important for any person related to anyfield for have proper and precise knowledge about his field. And suchattempt could be made when there is proper learning of outcomes andproper learning of lessons. Correct knowledge about your area can workas the power to differentiate between what is right and what is wrong.The correct from of knowledge helps in application of certain rules andnorms and it is very important for a body to apply specific regulation forthe proper functioning of administration. The following project has abrief view about the relation between knowledge and power in contextto legal theory. The aim of the project is to enhance the the betterunderstanding about various theories with the application of law.QUESTION 1Law has been considered as one of the most important aspect ofthe country as well as the society. It is very essential for the society to1apply certain rules and regulation and to execute norms for thebetterment of the society.Law always work as the key principle for thesociety as they help in protecting the interest of the individual as wellas it shall help the society to get rid of civil as well as criminal wrongs.To make law in existence was not easy task. There are various scholarsand authors who have propounded many theories regarding theworking of law. When law has been propounded by the scholar thenthere are many criticism made by other scholar. When the discussionreach the final conclusion besides after criticism the a final theory camein existence. There are various scholar who have propounded theories1(Cotterrell, 2013.)(Golder, 2013.)
regarding law. Michel Foucault was considered as a famous scholar inregard to law, his theories are basically related with power andknowledge. There has been great relation shown between power andknowledge by Foucault. Generally his theories to power and relation areoften connected with social theories. He has presented his innovationand effective views on social as well as political change which has beentaking place in the society. His thoughts regarding the situation and lifeoften reflect thoughts related to literature and politics. He has createdand presented many views regarding social norms I.e. law and possiblythe most often quoted part of the Foucauladian legacy is the “analysisof power relations as fundamental to social relation and our knowledgeof the world and ourselves.”2 when the concept of power and knowledgehas been propounded by Foucault in his theories, there are mainly 2elements on which he had put emphasis as his main interest.Subjectivity that is when a person or the individual relate himself inparticular situation. And the other element is when we are with peopleand the things around us and mirror ourselves in them. In this way itcan be extracted that the mode of subjectivity has extracted anddetermines by double relation that is subject's interaction with itself andwith others.3 The basic motive of providing the theory of power andknowledge and to establish a relation between power and relation is toelaborate the functioning. That is when both power and knowledge hasbeen clubbed together then what shall be the function of subjectivityregarding the same and knowledge formation. It is right to state that “this is not old idea that knowledge is power, but rather the converse isthat productive of knowledge which necessarily enhance given modes2(Hammer, 2016.)”analysis of power relations as fundamental tosocial relation and our knowledge of the world and ourselves”.3(Law, Ruppert,) 2013.
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