The relationship between Law and Anthropology can be considered as
having been particularly intimate. In this book the authors defend
their assertion that the two fields co-exist in a condition of
"balanced reciprocity" wherein each makes important contributions
to the successful practice and theory of the other. Anthropology,
for example, offers a cross-culturally validated generic concept of
"law," and clarifies other important legal concepts such as
"religion" and "human rights." Law similarly illuminates key
anthropological ideas such as the "social contract," and provides a
uniquely valuable access point for the analysis of sociocultural
systems. Legal practice renders a further important benefit to
anthropology when it validates anthropological knowledge through
the use of anthropologists as expert witnesses in the courtroom and
the introduction of the "culture defense" against criminal charges.
Although the actual relationship between anthropology and law today
falls short of this idealized state of balanced reciprocity, the
authors include historical and other data suggesting that that
level of intimate cooperation draws ever closer.
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