Download or read book Foucauldian Interpretation of Modern Law written by Jacopo Martire and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses a surprisingly overlooked Foucauldian conundrum: what is the logical relationship between modern law and power? Jacopo Martire investigates the development of modern law in conjunction with what Foucault termed biopolitical forms of power. He gives you a much-needed genealogical analysis of the modern legal phenomenon, opening new avenues for Foucauldian approaches to law.