Eugen Ehrlich. The Life and the Work of the Founder of the Sociology of Law

  • Manfred Rehbinder

Abstract

The main stages of Ehrlich’s life, his scientific and pedagogical activity are analysed. It is noted that the most important milestones of Ehrlich's scientific work are “The Silent Will”, “The Foundations of Sociology of Law”, “The Legal Logic”. Much attention is paid to the Ehrlich’s work as a professor of Roman law in the Chernivtsi Law Center, as guest professor at Chicago, Harvard, Holland, Switzerland, and Romania. The reasons that caused Ehrlich to leave Chernivtsi University are revealed.


 


Keywords: sociology of law, living law, judge’s finding law, Roman law, legal logic.


https://doi.org/10.31861/ehrlichsjournal2017.01.009

Author Biography

Manfred Rehbinder

Professor, Doctor iur.

Honorary Professor at the University of Freiburg (Germany),

Honorary Doctor of the Chernivtsi National Univeristy (Ukraine),

References

1. Rehbinder, M. (1963). Die Grundlegung der Rechtssoziologie durch Eugen Ehrlich [The Foundation of Legal Sociology by Eugen Ehrlich]. Kolner Zeitschrift fur Soziologie und Sozialphilosophie 15, 338–353.

2. Rehbinder, M. (1978). Neues uber Leben und Werk von Eugen Ehrlich [News about Life and Work of Eugen Ehrlich]. In H. Schelsky. (1978). F. Kaulbach & W. Krawietz (Eds.). Festschrift fur Helmut Schelsky (pp. 403–418). Berlin.

3. Rehbinder, M. (1986). Die Begriindung der Rechtssoziologie durch Eugen Ehrlich [The Understanding of Sociology of Law by Eugen Ehrlich]. Schriftenreihe zur Rechtssoziologie und Rechtstatsachenforschung Bd. 7, 2. Aufl. Berlin : Duncker & Humblot.
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5. Rehbinder, M. (2003). Aus den letzten Jahren im Leben und Schaffen von Eugen Ehrlich [From the Last Years of the Life and Work of Eugen Ehrlich]. In FS Ernst-Joachim Lampe (pp. 199–210). Berlin.

6. Rehbinder, M. (2008). Die politischen Schriften des Rechtssoziologen Eugen Ehrlich auf dem Hintergrund seines bewegten Lebens [The Political Writings of the Law Sociologist Eugen Ehrlich on the Background of his Active Life]. In FS Elmar Wadle (pp. 901–915). Berlin
Published
2017-12-26
How to Cite
REHBINDER, Manfred. Eugen Ehrlich. The Life and the Work of the Founder of the Sociology of Law. Ehrlich's Journal - Ерліхівський журнал, [S.l.], v. 1, p. 9-12, dec. 2017. ISSN 2617-975X. Available at: <http://ehrlichsjournal.chnu.edu.ua/index.php?journal=ehrlichsjournal&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=12>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.31861/ehrlichsjournal2017.01.009.
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