Abstract
Following an article, Oikawa & Gotoh, 'A Study of Sociology of Law in England: Centering around the Theory of Alan Hunt, ' in the 1985 issue of this journal this article will study the theory Roger cotterrell set forth in his book "The Sociology of Law: An Introduction" (1984) and other publications. The article is constructed as follows.
(1) Introduction.
(2) The Development of the Sociology of Law in the United Kingdom and the Theory of Cotterrell
(3) Cotterrell's Approach to the Problems of the Sociology of Law
(4) Some Remarks
Though the theory of Cotterrell seems to be weak in its historical and economic analysis of the problems of the sociology of law, the theory will be evaluated as it tries to combine legal theory with empirical research in the field of the sociology of law.
