Legal pluralism explained history, theory, consequences

Placing legal pluralism in historical context, this book describes the origins of legal pluralism in postcolonial countries and its implications today. It identifies manifestations of legal pluralism within Western societies, discusses contemporary transnational legal pluralism, identifies problems...

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Main Author: Tamanaha, Brian Z.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021, 2021
Series:Oxford scholarship online / Oxford scholarship online
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Placing legal pluralism in historical context, this book describes the origins of legal pluralism in postcolonial countries and its implications today. It identifies manifestations of legal pluralism within Western societies, discusses contemporary transnational legal pluralism, identifies problems with current theoretical accounts of legal pluralism, and articulates an approach to legal pluralism that is useful for social scientists, theorists, and law and development scholars and practitioners
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2021
Physical Description:232 pages
ISBN:9780190861599