Paper's abstract

François Terré, Sketching a Sociology of Trials
The trial: law, philosophy and sociology. - I. - The phenomenon in the French society. A. - Growing scope and rate of trials. B. - A typology of trials. C. The reasons of trials, legal and extra-legal. Genesis and development. - II. - The solution of the litigations. A. - The distances: geographical, intellectual, temporal, economical. B. - The movement. Individual and collective steps.

Key Words : sociology, trial
t. 39, 1994 : p. 267-280

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