Léon Duguit

Léon Duguit was a French legal scholar and jurist known for his influential ideas on public law and the role of law in society. He believed that law is rooted in the social needs and functions of communities, serving to maintain social order and collective interests rather than just applying rules. Duguit emphasized that legal institutions are integral to ensuring social cohesion and that law evolves in response to societal changes. His work contributed to the development of legal sociology, focusing on how law and society are interconnected, highlighting the importance of social functions over formal legal rules.