Abstract

Recoge: 1.Foreword -- 2.The concept of "system" in traditional legal approaches and in systems theory -- 3.What is a autopoiesis? -- 4.The legal system-some basic theoretical elements -- 5.From an universalistic to a relational paradigm of law -- 6.The challenge of legal pluralism -- 7.The relationship between liberal conceptions of law and practical knowledge -- 8.How does systems theory deal with the transformation of law in post-modernity? -- 9.Global law beyond the state -- 10.Conclusions.