About the Author

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Roger Cotterrell FBA is Anniversary Professor of Legal Theory at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He studied law and sociology at London University and, before joining the Queen Mary faculty, taught at the University of Leicester. A former trustee of the Law and Society Association, he has held visiting positions at universities in Belgium, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Hong Kong and the United States. His other books include three edited works published by Ashgate: Law and Society (1994), Sociological Perspectives on Law (two volumes, 2001) and Law in Social Theory (2006). He was awarded the 2013 SLSA Annual Prize for Contributions to the Socio-Legal Community