All Outputs (5)

At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology? (2017)
Journal Article
Platsas, A. E. (2017). At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology?. Wroclaw Review of Law, Administration and Economics, 7(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1515/wrlae-2018-0013

The paper examines the link between ideology in law and social ontology. Whereas academic enquiries have thus far mainly concentrated on the link between law per se and social reality, the question of the relationship of the ideology of law and socia... Read More about At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology?.

The Harmonisation of National Legal Systems: Strategic Models and Factors (2017)
Book
Platsas, A. E. (2017). The Harmonisation of National Legal Systems: Strategic Models and Factors. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786433299

This book offers a novel perspective on the leading concept of harmonisation, advocating the mutual benefits and practical utility of harmonised law. Theoretical models and factors for harmonisation are explored in detail. The author acknowledges a r... Read More about The Harmonisation of National Legal Systems: Strategic Models and Factors.

Law as an enabling device (2017)
Journal Article
Platsas, A. E. (2017). Law as an enabling device. International Journal of Law and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, 3(2), 25-33

To many, law may be perceived as nothing more than a restrictive device. To the legal scholar, however, law may be perceived as an enabling device, even where it restricts. Nonetheless, it would not be appropriate to maintain that every restrictive n... Read More about Law as an enabling device.

Law as an enabling device (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Platsas, A. E. (2017). Law as an enabling device. In International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Science Studies ICISSS 2017 (Boston) Conference Poceedings 24th-26th April 2017 (35-43)

To many, law may be perceived as nothing more than a restrictive device. To the legal scholar, however, law may be perceived as an enabling device, even where it restricts. Nonetheless, it would not be appropriate to maintain that every restrictive n... Read More about Law as an enabling device.

The Cambridge handbook of human dignity: Interdisciplinary perspectives (2017)
Journal Article
Platsas, A. E. (2017). The Cambridge handbook of human dignity: Interdisciplinary perspectives. International Journal of Human Rights, 21(5), 650-651. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2017.1298090

The academic examination of the concept of dignity in the theoretical disciplines is certainly one which has not been as thorough as one may have anticipated. Considering the concept’s centrality for human existence, it would seem that the exploratio... Read More about The Cambridge handbook of human dignity: Interdisciplinary perspectives.