title: Facts and Norms in Law: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Legal Method
author: Sanne Taekema
description: <i>'A valuable collection of original analyses of the way various disciplines conceptualise facts, values, and norms in the realms of judging, lawyering, and legislating - and the interdisciplinary challenges and opportunities this offers. In the hands of these authors the normative often plays a crucial role in establishing truths whilst the descriptive turns out to be shaped by values. A must read for legal and social theorists.'</i> --David Nelken, King's College London, UK<br /><br />'Facts and Norms in Law <i>is a rich and indispensable guide to anyone involved in doing interdisciplinary research on law. It is the first comprehensive book to address the question of how a meaningful exchange can take place between law and other normative disciplines. Written by a stellar cast of authors, this is an essential volume for anyone interested in legal methodology.'</i> --Jan M. Smits, Maastricht University, the Netherlands<br /><br /><i>'This book brings together an excellent group of contributors in order to reflect on legal methods from an interdisciplinary perspective. The main focal point is the relationship between fact-based and normative approaches to legal (and non-legal) research. This provides an original take of the debate about legal methods. While, as indicated in the conclusion, the book does not aim to 'provide conclusive answers, it does offer abundant food for reflection'. It is highly recommended.'</i> --Mathias Siems, Durham University, UK
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  The SpiriT of hindu Law
  Law is too often perceived solely as state-based rules and institu-
  tions that provide a rational alternative to religious rites and ances-
  tral customs. The Spirit of Hindu Law uses the hindu legal tradition 
  as a heuristic tool to question this view and reveal the close linkage 
  between law and religion. emphasizing the household, the family, 
  and everyday relationships as additional social locations of law, it con-
  tends that law itself can be understood as a theology of ordinary life.
  an introduction to traditional hindu law and jurisprudence, this 
  book is structured around key legal concepts such as the sources of 
  law and authority, the laws of persons and things, procedure, punish-
  ment and legal practice. it combines investigation of key themes from 
  Sanskrit legal texts with discussion of hindu theology and ethics, as 
  well as thorough examination of broader comparative issues in law 
  and religion.
  DonalD R. Davis, J