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Honorary Associate Professor Alex Ziegert

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Areas of interest and expertise

  • Sociological Theory of Law
  • Comparative Law and Comparative Sociology of Law
  • Comparative Structure Analysis of Legal System
  • Comparative Family Studies
  • Law and Social Control
  • Legal Education


Brief biographical details

Born 1944 in Germany, studies in law, sociology, economics, history, Nordic and Slavonic languages and literature, and communication research at the University of Frankfurt (1966-1967) and the University of Münster (1967-1973); awarded Dr. phil by the University of Münster (Germany) in 1975; DAAD-Grant Research Fellow at the Institute for Sociology of Law at the University of Lund, Sweden 1973 to 1974; Research Fellow at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), University of Bielefeld in 1975; Research Officer at the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Private Law in Hamburg/FRG, from October 1975 to July 1982; Lecturer in Jurisprudence in the Department of Jurisprudence, University of Sydney (appt. August 1982; appt. Associate Professor in Jurisprudence 1989); Head of the Department of Jurisprudence from January 1988 to January 1999; Director of the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law (CAPLUS) 1998-2002 and Dean of the Faculty of Law, 1992 to 1993.

Publications

Books and Monographs | Chapters in Books | Articles in Refereed Journal | Book Reviews | Translations | Papers at Conferences or Seminars, and Unpublished Research Reports (since 1980) | Other Articles

Books and Monographs

  • Ziegert, K A & Doeker Mach, G (eds), Legal Policy and Legal Culture in the 21st Century, Essays in Honour of Alice E-S Tay, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag (2004).
  • Ziegert, K A & Doeker Mach, G (eds), Law and Legal Culture in Comparative Perspective, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag (2004).
  • Ziegert, K A, A Theory Design for the Assessment of Legal Change: the Cultural Differentiation of Post-Communist Societies and their Law. Series: Politische Steuerung moderner Industriegesellschaften, Sozialwiss. München: Fakultät Uni BW München (1995).
  • Ziegert, K A, Legal Style and the Political Function of CourtSeries: Politische Steuerung moderner Industriegesellschaften, Sozialwiss. München: Fakultät Uni BW München (1993).
  • Ziegert, K A & Plett, K, Empirische Rechtsforschung zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik (Empirical socio-legal research between science and politics), Tübingen: Mohr & Siebeck (1984).
  • Ziegert, K A & Gessner, V et al, Die Praxis der Konkursabwicklung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (The practice of bankruptcy proceedings in the FRG), Köln: Bundesanzeiger Verlag (1978).
  • Ziegert, K A & Gessner, V et al, Umweltschutz und Rechtssoziologie (The protection of environment and sociology of law), Bielefeld: Gieseking (1978).
  • Ziegert, K A, Zur Effektivität der Rechtssoziologie - die Rekonstruktion der Gesellschaft durch Recht (Towards the effectiveness of the sociology of law - the reconstruction of society by law), Stuttgart: Enke (1975).

Chapters in Books

  • Ziegert, K A, ' World Society Law: Complexity beyond Compliance' in P Zumbansen & O Perez (eds), Law after Luhmann: Legal Sociology in the World Society, Hart Publishing: Oxford (forthcoming)
  • Ziegert, K A, ' On Eugen Ehrlich, Foundamental Principles of the Sociology of Law' in A Javier Treviño (ed), Classic Writings in Law and Society (2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded) (2011) 123-149
  • Ziegert, K A, 'The Rule of Law as the Key for Effective Governance: The Dilemma of Postcommunism' in H Irving, J Mowbray & K Walton (eds), Julius Stone: A Study in Influence (2010) 179-193
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Is the Rule of Law Portable? A Socio-Legal Journey from the Nordic Mediterranean Sea Via the Silk Road to China’ in Bergling, P, Ederlof, J & Taylor, V (eds), Rule of Law Promotion: Global Perspectives, Local Application, Iustus Forlag: Uppsala (2009) 19-40.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘World Society, Nation State and Living Law in the Twenty-first Century’ in Hertogh, M (ed), Living Law: Living Law: Reconsidering Eugen Ehrlich, Hart Publishing: Oxford (2009) 223-236.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Weltgesellschaft im Wandel - globale Wege, Verbindungen und Vergleiche’, D Baecker, M Hutter, G Romano & R Stichweh (eds), Zehn Jahre danach. Niklas Luhmanns ‘Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft’, Lucius & Lucius: Stuttgart (2008) 395-406
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Soziologische Rechtsvergleichung als Vermittlung zwischen normativer und empirischer Rechtswissenschaft: eine Fallstudie (Sociological comparative law as mediation between empirical and normative legal research)’ in P Becchi, CB Graber & M Luminati (eds), Interdisziplinäre Wege in der juristischen Grundlagenforschung, Schulthess: Luzern (2007) 31-61.
  • Ziegert, K A, “Weltgesellschaft und Nationalstaat im 21. Jahrhundert. Eine rechtssoziologische Analyse” in R Walkenhaus, S Machura, P Nahamowitz & E. Treutner (eds), Staat im Wandel, Franz Steiner Verlag: Stuttgart (2006) 319 - 338.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Systems Theory and Qualitative Socio-Legal Research’, in R.Banakar & M.Travers, eds., Theory and Method in Socio-Legal Research, Hart Publishers: Oxford (2005) 49-67.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘”With Law the Country Shall be Built” – The Case of Changing Norms Seriously’, in G.Doeker Mach & K.A.Ziegert, eds, Legal Policy and Legal Culture in the 21st Century, Essays in Honour of Alice E-S Tay, Franz Steiner Verlag: Wiesbaden (2004) 142-171.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Thick Description of Law: An Introduction to Niklas Luhmann’s Theory’, in R.Banakar & M.Travers, eds., An Introduction to Law and Social Theory, Hart Publishers: Oxford (2002) 55 –75.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Introduction’, in E.Ehrlich, The Fundamental Principles of Sociology of Law, Transaction Publishers: New Brunswick (2001) 19-44.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Globale Bukowina. Regelungsbedarf oder “rule of law” des globalen Rechts? (Global Bukowina. The need for regulation or the rule of law of global law?)’, in P.Nahamowitz & R.Voigt, eds., Globalisierung des Rechts II: Internationale Regelungsbereiche und Institutionen, Nomos: Baden-Baden (2001) 70-120.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Rechtstheorie, Reflexionstheorien des Rechtssystems und die Eigenwertproduktion des Rechts (Legal Theory, Reflexive Theories of the Legal System and the Production of the Intrinsic Value of Law)’, in H.de Berg & J.Schmidt, eds., Die Rezeption der Theorie Niklas Luhmanns außerhalb der Soziologie, Suhrkamp: Frankfurt (2000) 93-133.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Globalisierung des Rechts aus der Sicht der Rechtssoziologie (Globalisation in socio-legal perspective)’, in R.Voigt, ed., Globalisierung des Rechts, Nomos: Baden-Baden (1999) 69-92.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘ Sociological Jurisprudence’, in C.B.Gray, ed., The Philosophy of Law. An Encyclopedia, Garland Publishing: New York(1999) 814-817.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Debatt med Lund om moral, politik och rätt: The double modality of Law and Swedish Sociology of Law’, in Håkan Hydén, ed., Rättssociologi - då och nu, Sociologiska institutionen, Lunds universitet: Lund (1998) 95-104.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Das Ende der sozialen Fahnenstange? - Evolution des Rechts und sozialer Rechtsstaat (The end of the social welfare state - evolution and the social ‘Rechtsstaat’)’, in R.Voigt, ed., Evolution des Rechts, Nomos Verlag: Baden-Baden (1997) 215-252.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Thomas Mathiesen und die nordische Rechtssoziologie’, in T.Mathiesen, ed., Das Recht in der Gesellschaft, Eine Einführung in die Rechtssoziologie, VOTUM Verlag: Münster, (1996) 10-15.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Chapter 12: Eugen Ehrlich’, in J.Griffiths, ed., De sociale werking van recht. Een kennismaking met de rechtssociologie en rechtsanthropologie, Nijmegen: Ars Aequi Libri (1996) 630-641.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Crime and Stuff. The Operation of the Self-Concept of Law in the Communication about Courts’, in G.Skapska, ed., Prawo w zmieniajacym sie spóleczenstwie, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski: Kraków (1992) 437-472.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Foreword’ in S.Pope & J.Norton, eds., A Question of Law, McGraw-Hill: Sydney (1990).
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Dogma im Zeichen des 'Dicken Hunds': die Rechtssoziologielehre in der Juristenausbildung (The hypertrophied Dogma: the teaching of sociology of law in legal education)’, in R.Voigt & A.Görlitz, eds., Rechtspolitologie und Rechtspolitik, Jahresschrift f. Rechtspolitologie, Vol. 3 Centaurus Verlag: Pfaffenhofen (1989) 220-245.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Gerichte auf der Flucht in die Zukunft. Die Bedeutungslosigkeit der gerichtlichen Entscheidung bei der Durchsetzung von Geldforderungen (Courts on the escape into the future. The insignificance of decision-making by courts in recovering debts)’, in E.Blankenburg & R.Voigt, eds.Implementation von Gerichtsentscheidungen, Westdeutscher Verlag: Opladen (1987) 110-120.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Limits of Law. The Case of Women's Law’, in R.Voigt & A.Görlitz, eds., Grenzen des Rechts, Jahresschrift f. Rechtspolitologie 1987, Centaurus Verlag: Pfaffenhofen (1987) 66-100.
  • Ziegert, K A, F.A.Backman, ‘Social Differentiation, Women and the Law’, in R.Tomasic & R.Lukes, eds., Power, Regulation and Resistance, CCAE: Canberra (1986) 109-122.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Rechtssoziologie und Wissenschaft - Recht als ökologischer Wirkungszusammenhang (Sociology of law and science - law as an ecological context)’, in K.A.Ziegert & K.Plett, eds., Empirische Rechtsforschung zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik, Mohr & Siebeck: Tübingen (1984) 122-158.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Die Erfahrung rechtssoziologischer Forschung im internationalen Vergleich (The experience of socio-legal research in an international comparison)’, in K.A.Ziegert & K.Plett, eds., Empirische Rechtsforschung zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik, Mohr & Siebeck: Tübingen (1984) 159-173.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Unterstützungssystem Recht: Zur Programmstruktur des Rechts in der nachindustriellen Gesellschaft (Law as a support system - the programme structure of law in the post-industrial society)’, in R.Voigt, ed., Gegentendenzen zur Verrechtlichung, Westdeutscher Verlag: Opladen (1983) 266-289.
  • Ziegert, K A, Andrup, H & Buchhofer, B, ‘Maatschapij, wetgeving en het samenleven (Society, legislation and living together)’, in C.D.Saal & C.J.Straver, eds., Samenleven in mervoud, Samsom: Alphen/Brussels (1981) 37-49.
  • Ziegert, K A, Andrup, H, ‘The Completed Reform: the Family Office’, in J.Eekelaar & S.N.Katz, eds., The Resolution of Family Conflict. Comparative Legal Perspectives, Butterworths: Toronto(1984) 179-188, [also in: Folk og Forskning (Esbjerg/Denmark) 6-3, 47-61]
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Formen und Funktionen des Konkursrechts im Wandel gesellschaftlicher Bedingungen (Forms and functions of bankruptcy law in the light of changing social conditions)’, in E.Blankenburg et al., eds., Alternative Rechtsformen und Alternativen zum Recht, Westdeutscher Verlag: Opladen (1980) 358-390.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and Social Control - a Sociologist's View’, in E.Kamenka & A.Tay, eds., Law and Social Control, Edward Arnold: London (1980) 60-85.
  • Ziegert, K A, Andrup, H & Buchhofer, B, ‘Formal Marriage under the Crossfire of Social Change’, in J.M.Eekelaar & S.N.Katz, eds., Marriage and Cohabitation in Contemporary Societies, Butterworths: Toronto (1980) 32-38.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Nach der Emanzipation des Rechts von der Moral: die Wirkungschancen der Moral am Beispiel der kommunistischen Moral (After the emancipation of law from morals: the societal effects of morals in the light of communist morality)’, in N.Luhmann & S.H.Pfuertner, eds., Theorietechnik und Moral, Suhrkamp: Frankfurt (1978) 146-175.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Die gesellschaftlichen Wirkungschancen des Rechts. Ein Ansatz komparativer Wirkungsforschung im Bereich des Familienrechts und der Steuerung des Umweltschutzes durch Recht (The societal effects of law. An approach to comparative impact research in the areas of family law and environmental law)’, in K.A.Ziegert et al., Umweltschutz und Rechtssoziologie, Gieseking: Bielefeld (1978) 71-131.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Drift and Direction - the Functional Variance of Law and Political Structure’, in Festskrift till Per Stjernquist, Studentlitteratur: Lund (1978) 313-341.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law in Action - and Law in the Heads of Sociologists of Law’, in B-M.Blegvad, C.M.Campbell & C.J.Schuyt, eds.European Yearbook in Law and Sociology, Den Martinus Nijhoff: Haag/Boston/London (1978) 161-166.
  • Ziegert, K A & Gessner, V et al., ‘Economic Structure and the Efficiency of Law - the Case of Bankruptcy Law’, in K.Kulcsar, ed., Sociology of Law and Legal Sciences, Budapest (1977) 171-179.
  • Ziegert, K A & Gessner, V et al., ‘Prozessproduzierte Daten in der Rechtssoziologie (Processproduced data in the sociology of law)’, in P.Müller, ed., Die Analyse prozessproduzierter Daten, Klett: Stuttgart (1977) 179-197.
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Articles in Refereed Journal

  • Ziegert, KA, ‘Law in Asia: The Key Role of Law as a Productive Force for Development’ (2009) 2(1) The Law and Development Review 96-115.
  • Ziegert, KA, ‘Weltrecht und Regionale Differenzierung’ (2008) 39(2/3) Rechtstheorie 453-475.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Vietnamese law goes West – Australian lawyers go East’, (2001) 3 Juridikum 25-28.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Cultural Differentiation of Legal Systems: A theory design for the assessment of legal change in Post Communist Socities’, in W.Krawietz, E.Pattaro & A.E-S.Tay (eds) Rule of Law, Political and Legal Systems in Transition, (1998) 17 Rechtstheorie Beiheft 51-80.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘A note on Eugen Ehrlich and the production of legal knowledge, (1998) 20(1) Sydney Law Review 108-126.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘“Some Lawyers Wreak Havoc....” - Jefferson, Marx, Lenin, and Gorbachev and the Self-Limitation of Revolutionary Constitutions’, (1997) 19(3) Sydney Law Review 257-266.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The cultural differentiation of legal systems’, (1995) European Journal of Law, Philosophy and Computer Science, Special Issue, 17th IVR World Congress, Bologna: Challenges to Law at the End of the 20th Century 253-271.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Judicial decision making, community and consented values: some remarks on Braithwaite’s Republican model’, (1995) 17(3) Sydney Law Review 373-384.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and socio-cultural process: English law, Australian courts, and the Republic’, (1995) 17(4) Sydney Law Review 495-521.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Aufgaben der Rechtssoziologie als Soziologie für Juristen in Rechtsforschung und Juraausbildung (The functions of sociology of law for lawyers in legal education and legal research)’, (1994) 15(1) Zeitschrift f. Rechtssoziologie 12-23.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Courts and the Self-Concept of Law. The Mapping of the Environment by Courts of First Instance’, (1992) 14(2)Sydney Law Review 196-229.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Social Structure, Educational Attainment and the Admission to Law School’, (1992) 3(1) Legal Education Review 151-255.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Lifeworld and Legal Impact in Australia and Sweden: the Diffuse Law Concept’, (1990) 139(90) HiMoN Diskussionsbeiträge 1-43.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Day in Court. Legal Education as Sociolegal Research Practice in the Form of an Ethnographic Study’, (1990) 2(1) Legal Education Review 59-81.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Rättskultur och 'symmetrisk familj' (Legal culture and 'symmetrical family cf.1989b)’, (1990) 13(49) Retfaerd 84-95.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Rechtskultur und die 'symmetrische Familie': die Referenzen von Frauen zum Rechtssystem und zum Familiensystem (Legal culture and the 'symmetrical family' - references of women to the legal system and to the family system)’, (1989) 2(2) System Familie 175-186.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and the 'Symmetrical Family': Claims and Control of Women’, (1988) 80(80) HiMoN Diskussionsbeiträge.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Impossible Task of Teaching Law: Legal Education in Operation’, (1988) 5(3/4) Tidskrift för Rättssociologi 183-211.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Children's Rights and the Supportive Function of Law: the Case of Sweden’, (1987) 18(2) Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Special Issue Children and Family Law 157-174.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘What Law Professors Know and What They Think They Know about the Performance of Law Schools’, (1987) 11(42) Bulletin of the Australian Society for Legal Philosophy 127-143.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Socialist Lawyers and Radical Ideals, or, Schizophrenia as a Profession’, (1987) 11(43) Bulletin of the Australian Society for Legal Philosophy 254-262.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Frauenemanzipation via Gesetzgebung?Quotenregelung und Effektivität des Rechts (Emancipation of women through legislation? Quota and the effectiveness of law)’, (1986) 85(86) HiMoN Diskussionsbeiträge.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Kvinnor och kvoter: hur effektiv är rätten?, (Women and quota: how effective is the law?)’, (1985) 2(2) Tidskrift för Rättssociologi 125-146.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Gerichte auf der Flucht in die Zukunft. Die Bedeutungslosigkeit der gerichtlichen Entscheidung bei der Durchsetzung von Geldforderungen (Courts on the escape into the future. The insignificance of decision-making by courts in recovering debts)’, (1985) 85(4) HiMoN Diskussionsbeiträge.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Limits of Family Law. A Socio-legal Assessment’, (1984) 9 Legal Services Bulletin 257-263.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Autonomy of the Legal System - the Outlines of Luhmann's Legal Theory’, (1984) 30 Bulletin of the Australian Society for Legal Philosophy 77-83.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Swedish Prohibition of Corporal Punishment. A preliminary report’, (1983) 4 Journal of Marriage and the Family 917-927.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Theory and the Measurement of the Effectiveness of Legislation, (1983) 14(2) Rechtstheorie 204-245.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Wie wirksam ist das Züchtigungsverbot in Schweden? (How effective is the prohibition of corporal punishment in Sweden?)’, (1982) 9 Skandinavische Soziologie Rundbrief 3-62.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Juristische und soziologische Empirie des Rechts - Genese und Zukunft der Rechtsvergleichung als wissenschaftliches Problem des europäischen Rechts (The empirical study of law through the legal sciences and by sociology - the origin and future of comparative law as a problem of European law)’, (1981) 45(1/2) Rabels Zeitschrift f.ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht 51-72.
  • Ziegert, K A & B.Buchhofer, ‘Family Dynamics and Legal Change’, (1981) 4 Journal of Comparative Family Studies 397-412.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Die schwedische Soziologie und die 80-er Jahre (Swedish sociology and the eighties)’, (1981) 8Skandinavische Soziologie Rundbrief 3-62 (also (1984) 4
    Sozialwissenschaften und Berufspraxis 43-55).
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Schwedische Soziologie im Spiegel einer soziologischen Zeitschrift (Swedish sociology as reflected by a sociological journal)’, (1980) 5 Skandinavische Soziologie Rundbrief 3-39.
  • Ziegert, K A & V.Gessner et al., ‘Three Functions of Bankruptcy Law - the Case of West Germany’, (1979) 12(4) Law and Society Review 499-543.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Sociology behind Eugen Ehrlich's Sociology of Law’, (1979) 7 International Journal of the Sociology of Law 225-270.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Rechtssoziologie in Skandinavien (Sociology of law in Scandinavia)’, (1978) 14 Informationsbrief f. Rechtssoziologie 27-73.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Adam Podgórecki's Sociology of Law: the Invisible Factors of the Functioning of Law Made Visible’, (1978) 12(1) Law and Society Review 151-180.
  • Ziegert, K A & V.Gessner et al., ‘Erste Ergebnisse der Rechtstatsachenforschung zum Insolvenzrecht (Some first data of the socio-legal study into bankruptcy law)’, (1976) Loccumer Protokolle 59-75.
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Book Reviews

  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Bierbrauer, G W. Gottwald & B. Birnbreier-Stehlberger, eds., Verfahrensgerechtigkeit. Rechtspsychologische Forschungsbeiträge für die Justizpraxis’, (1997) 1(97)Monatsschrift des Rechts (MDR) 350-351.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Piotrowicz, Ryszard W. & Sam K.N Blay: The Unification of Germany in International and Domestic Law’, (1997)18 Australian Yearbook of International Law 1997, 196-199.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Braithwaite, J & P. Pettit, Not Just Deserts. A Republican Theory of Criminal Justice, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990)’, (1992) 4(2) Political Theory 189-190.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Voigt. R. & A. Görlitz. eds., Rechtspolitologische Forschungskonzepte, (Pfaffenhofen: Centaurus Verlag, 1988)’,(1989) 20(1) Rechtstheorie 129-136.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Ross, S. The Politics of Law Reform. Investigating the Powers and Influences behind Australia's Laws’, (1985) 10(3) Sydney Law Review 665-668.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Arnaud, A.J., Critique de la raison juridique, Vol. 1: Ou va la sociologie du droit?, (Paris, 1981)’, (1984) 1Zeitschrift f. Rechtssoziologie 143-147.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Górecki, J., Sociology and Jurisprudence of Leon Petrazycki, (Urbana, 1975)’, (1981) 45(4) Rabels Zeitschrift 867-871.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Kudrjavcev, V.I., et al., Effektivnost' pravovych norm, Moskva 1980, and Mollnau, K.A., et al., Objektive Gesetze, Recht, Handeln, (Berlin (East), 1979)’, (1981) 2 Zeitschrift f. Rechtssoziologie 300-306.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Hettlage, R., Genossenschaftstheorie und Partizipations-diskussion, (Frankfurt/New York, 1979)’, (1981) 67(4) Archiv f. Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 566-570.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Schuyt, C.M., Rechtssociologie: en terreinverkenning, (Rotterdam, 1972)’, (1977) 41(1) Rabels Zeitschrift 224-228.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Generaldiskussion - der Schutz des Schwächeren im Recht (General report: the legal protection of the weaker party)’, (1976) 40(3/4) Rabels Zeitschrift 799-804.
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Translations

  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Eugen Ehrlich, Die juristische Logik, Vienna, 1918’, from German into English: The Juridical Logic, Duncker & Humblot: Berlin (forthcoming)
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Niklas Luhmann, Das Recht der Gesellschaft, Frankfurt: Suhrkamp 1993’, from German into English: Law as a Social System, F Kastner et al. eds., Oxford University: Oxofrd Press (2004)
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Niklas Luhmann, Das Recht der Gesellschaft, Frankfurt: Suhrkamp 1993’, from German into English Society’s Law, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, Sydney, Notes (2001).
  • Ziegert, K A, T.Mathiesen, Makt og motmakt, Oslo:Pax 1981, from Norwegian into German: Macht und Gegenmacht, AVJZ: München (1986).
  • Ziegert, K A, P.Dopffel & B.Buchhofer, eds., Unterhaltsrecht in Europa (Maintenance Law in Europe) (1983), chapt. 1 (Denmark; from Danish into German, pp.2-59), chapt. 3 (Sweden; from Swedish into German, pp.90-133), chapt. 4 (Poland; from Polish into German, pp.136-195), chapt.5 (Czechoslovakia; from Czech into German, pp.198-249), chapt. 12 (U.K; from English into German, pp.560-600).
  • Ziegert, K A, B-M.Blegvad, Juristens rolle i samfundet, Kobenhavn 1973, from Danish into German: Die gesellschaftliche Rolle des Juristen, Schweitzer Verlag: Berlin (1974).
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Papers at Conferences or Seminars, and Unpublished Research Reports (since 1980)

  • Ziegert, K A, 'Path Dependence and the Differentiation of Law in East Asia and Europe – The Case of Japan' presented at the East Asian Law and Society Conference: Dialects and Dialectics: East Asian Dialogues in Law and Society, Seoul, South Korea, 30 September - 1 October 2011
  • Ziegert, K A, 'Law in Asia: Why is (East-) Asian Law Different' presented at the 8th Asian Law Institute Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, 26-27 May 2010
  • Ziegert, K A, 'Law in Asia: Legal Pluralism or One Law for All' presented at the 7th Asian Law Institute Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-26 May 2010
  • Ziegert, K A, 'Law in Asia: The Key Role of Law as a Productive Force for Development', presented at 6th Asian Law Institute Conference "Dynamics of Change in Asia", Hong Kong, 29-30 May 2009
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Reflexive Cannibalism: A Comment on the Reproductive Use of Sociological Theory on the Legal Construction of Traditional Knowledge Protection’, presented at the i-call (International Communications and Art Law Lucerne conference Traditional Cultural Expression in a Digital Environment, Lucerne, Switzerland, 8-9 June 2007
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Is the Rule of Law Portable? A Socio-Legal Journey from the Nordic Mediterranean Sea via the Silk Road to China’, presented at the Symposium Rule of Law on the International Agenda: Policy, Politics and Morality, Umea, Sweden, 15-16 June 2007
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Rule of Law as the Key for Effective Governance: The Dilemma of Postcommunist and Postcolonial Societies’, presented at the Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney,Julius Stone Centenary Conference, Sydney, 5-7 July 2007
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘World Society and Social Change: Adaptability as a Problem of the Asymmetrical Performance of Functional Systems’, presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association (LSA) and the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL of ISA), Humboldt University, Berlin, July 25-28, 2007
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and Development in China and Viet Nam: Towards a Rule of Law Index for Socialist Law in the PR China and Viet Nam’, presented at a conference co-organised by the Centre for Comparative Law and Development Studies in Asia and the Pacific (CLDSAP), University of Wollongong and the Asian Law Centre (ALC) Approaches to Law and Development in the Asia Pacific Region, Wollongong, 17-18 September 2007
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Weltgesellschaft im Wandel: Globale Wege, Verbindungen und Vergleiche (The changing world society: global routes, connections and comparisons)’, presented at the University of Lucerne and the University Witten/Herdecke conference Niklas Luhmann's "Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft": Ten Years After, Lucerne, Switzerland, 7-8 December 2007
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Weltrecht und regionale Differenzierung (Global law and regional differentiation)’. Research Paper presented at the ZIF Workshop “Weltrecht” (Global Law), University Bielefeld, Germany, 15-17 January, 2003.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Smart Client: Sociological Dimensions of Global Law and Regional Development’. Research Paper presented at the IUE Robert Schumann Centre, Florence, Italy, 19 January 2003.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Systems Theory: Theory or Method?’ Research Paper presented at the IISL Workshop Socio-Legal Research Methods, Onati, Spain 2–4 April 2003.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Australian Families and their Law. National Report’. Prepared for XVIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Brisbane, 14 July – 20 July 2002.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Nordic Mission: An Evaluation of the Nordic Contribution to Law Reform in Vietnam’. Research Paper presented at the Joint Annual Meeting LAS & CALS, Vancouver, Canada, 30 May – 1 June 2002.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘On the reception of Eugen Ehrlich and Theodor Geiger’. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the Law & Society Association and the Research Committee of Sociology of Law ISA, Budapest, 6-10 July 2001.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Eastern Central Europe as a Research Laboratory for Sociology of Law’. Discussion note presented at the joint meeting of the Law & Society Association and the Research Committee of Sociology of Law ISA, Budapest 6-10 July 2001.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Society’s law: The legal system and the best fit of theory designs to deal with it’.Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Law & Society Association, Miami, FL, 28 May 2000.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Complex family research designs: norm stability, portability of values and social mobility’. Paper presented at the CFR (Committee of Family Research ISA) Meeting, Uppsala, 18-21 June 2000.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Globale Bukowina: Regelungsbedarf oder “rule of law” des globalen Rechts? (Global Bukowina. The need for regulation or for the rule of law of global law?)’. Invited paper presented at the workshop Globalisierung des Rechts II: Internationale Regelungsbereiche und Institutionen, 6-10 June 2000.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Globalisierung des Rechts aus der Sicht der Rechtssoziologie (Globalisation in socio-legal perspective)’. Paper presented at the conference Globalisierung des Rechts, München, 19–21 February 1998.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Function and flow of legal proceedings - Comparative observations of courts and tribunals in Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden’. Paper presented at the Conference Beyond the Adversarial System, Australian Law Reform Commission, Brisbane, 10- 11 July 1997.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘A theory design for the assessment of legal change: the experience of transition from socialist law to what?’. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of ALTA, Melbourne, 28 September-1 October 1995. Published in Martin Chanock & Lee Ann Marks (eds) Cross Currents: Internationalism, National Identity and Law, Melbourne, 1996.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Das Ende der sozialen Fahnenstange? Evolution des Rechts und sozialer Rechtsstaat.’ Invited paper presented at the conference Evolution des Recht, München, 3 October - 5 October 1996.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Englisches Recht, Australische Gerichtsbarkeit und die Republik’. Key-note address at the inaugural meeting of the Deutsch-Australische Juristenvereinigung, 4 October 1996.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The cultural differentiation of legal systems’. Paper presented at the IVR World Congress, Bologna, 16-21 June 1995.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The complex court-room communication scheme: towards a transnational and transcultural inventory of measuring legal impact. Observations from a study of Australian, Danish, German and Swedish courts’. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Phoenix, AZ, 16-19 June 1994.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Social differentiation, legal differentiation and civil society - what else? Comparative observations of the development of legal culture in Russia, Poland and Germany’. Paper presented at the ISA World Congress, Bielefeld, 18-23 July 1994.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and social-cultural differentiation: English law, Australian courts, and the Republic. Comparative observations of legal development in England and Australia’. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of ALTA, Hobart, 29 September - 2 October 1994.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Legal systems, family systems and the sense of justice’. Paper presented at the NCFR Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 10-14 November 1994.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Courts of first instance in Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden: legal culture as style of communication’. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Chicago, Ill, 27-30 May 1993.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Concept of Law: Law as a Function of Family Coping in Australia and Sweden’. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Philadelphia, PA, 28-31May 1992.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Legal Style Revisited: A Comparative Study of the Operation of Courts and the protection of the Legal Self-Concept’. Paper presented at International Law and Society Conference, Amsterdam, June 1991.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Social Structure, Educational Attainment, and the Admission to Law School’. Report to the Admission Policy Committee, Faculty of Law, 1991.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law as a Function of Family Coping. A Comparative Study of Families and their Law in Australia and Sweden’. Paper presented at the NCFR Annual Conference on Family and Poverty, Denver, CO, November 1991.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Crime and Stuff. The Effective Relevant Environment of Courts of First Instance’. Paper given at the Australian Law and Society Conference, Brisbane, December 1990.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Seminar on Problems of Legal Education (in Swedish)’, University of Uppsala, Faculty of Law, January 1989.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Seminar on the Effectiveness of Legal Education (in Swedish)’, University of Lund, Rättssociologiska Institutionen, January 1989.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Legal Impact in Australia and Sweden: the Diffuse Law Concept’. Paper presented at the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Madison, Wisconsin, June 1989.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Social Construction of Sexuality: the Concept of Pornography as an Instrument of Social Control’. Paper given at the Australian Law and Society Conference, Melbourne, December 1989.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Day in Court. Socio-legal fieldwork by law students in form of an ethnographic study’. Paper given at the Australian Law and Society Conference, Melbourne, December 1989.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Legal Education at Work: the Impossible Task of Teaching Law, Paper given at the AULSA Conference, Sydney, August 1988.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Introduction into Sociology of Law and Socio-Legal Research (in Swedish)’, Lectures, University of Umeå, Rättsvetenskapliga Institutionen, December 1988.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Seminar on Law and Family Coping in Australia and Sweden (in Swedish)’, University of Umeå, Rättsvetenskapliga Institutionen, December 1988.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and Everyday Life: Is Law Living or Acrotic?’. Paper given at the Annual Meeting of the American Law and Society Association, Vail, Colorado, June 1988.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Why do Australians Evade Taxes?’. Paper given at the Conference of the Australian Tax Research Foundation on the Underground Economy, Sydney, June 1987.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Students in Law School: the Accumulation of Advantage’. Paper given at Staff Seminar, Department of Law, July 1987.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and the "Symmetrical Family": Claims and Control of Women’. Paper given at the 5th Annual Australian Conference on Law and Society, Sydney, December 1987.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and family coping: claims and control (in Swedish)’, Lunds University, Sweden, January, (also: Faculty of Law, University of Umeå, Sweden, February) 1987.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Autopoiesis and interpenetration of legal and family systems (in Swedish)’. Paper given at the Annual Meeting of the Swedish Sociological Association, Hassela, February 1987.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Women, quota and the effectiveness of law’. Paper given at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association (U.S.), San Diego, June 1985.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Social differentiation and women's law’. Paper given at the 3rd Australian Law and Society Conference, Canberra, December 1985.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Students in Law School’. Paper given at the 1st Australian Conference on Law and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, December 1984.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The role of the judge between adjudicator and administrator (in German)’, University of Freiburg, West Germany Faculty of Law, December 1983.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law and Society in Australia (in German)’, University of Siegen, West Germany, December 1983.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The Swedish prohibition of corporal punishment (in German)’, University of Bielefeld, Faculty of Sociology, West Germany, December 1983.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘The relative unimportance of the court in the administration of bad debts’. Paper given at the conference on the implementation of legal decision-making, ZiF, University of Bielefeld, December 1983.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Gutachten für den Deutschen Bundesrat zur Effizienz des schwedischen Züchtigungsverbots (Report on the effectiveness of the Swedish prohibition of corporal punishment for the Upper House (Bundesrat) of the Federal Republic of Germany)’ Gutachten des Max-Planck-Instituts, Hamburg, 1982.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Comparing Family Law: The Case of Australia’. Sydney/Hamburg (1981).
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Other Articles

  • Ziegert, K A, ‘AEST – An Attempt at Explaining the Phenomenon’, in: G.Doeker-Mach & K A Ziegert, eds, Alice Erh-Soon Tay - Lawyer, Scholar, Civil Servant, Franz Steiner Verlag: Stuttgart (2004) 7-9.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Comparative Law: Reality, reflections, reform’ (1998) 17(1-2) Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Newsletter 18-31.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Australische Gerichtsbarkeit, englisches Recht und die Republik, (1996) 1 Informationsbrief der Deutsch-Australischen Juristenvereinigung 2-12.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Eugene Kamenka (1929-1994) Philosoph, Australier, Weltbürger’, (1994) ARSP 10-13.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Have legal theory, will travel: jurisprudence and the international portability of legal ideas’, (1993) 2(2) Sydney Law School Reports 25-27.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Towards a Modern Understanding of Law’, (1992) 2(2) The Sydney Law School Reports 10-11.
  • Ziegert, K A, ‘Law Schools in Context: The Challenge of Learning to Understand Law’, (1992) 1(2) The Crossexaminer 6-10.
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