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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > sociology of law > mirror theory
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > sociology of law > mirror theory
social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > sociology of law > mirror theory

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mirror theory  

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  • The metaphor of the mirror has proven irresistible to scholars searching for ways of connecting legal and social change. Its use dates back to Andrew Horne's fourteenth-century book on Anglo-Norman customs, The Mirror of Justices. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Mirror Theory]

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