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Law against the State - Ethnographic Forays into Law's Transformations (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R1,636
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Law against the State - Ethnographic Forays into Law's Transformations (Hardcover, New): Julia Eckert, Brian Donahoe,...

Law against the State - Ethnographic Forays into Law's Transformations (Hardcover, New)

Julia Eckert, Brian Donahoe, Christian Strumpell, Zerrin OEzlem Biner

Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

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This collection of rich, empirically grounded case studies investigates the conditions and consequences of 'juridification' - the use of law by ordinary individuals as a form of protest against 'the state'. Starting from the actual practices of claimants, these case studies address the translation and interpretation of legal norms into local concepts, actions and practices in a way that highlights the social and cultural dynamism and multivocality of communities in their interaction with the law and legal norms. The contributors to this volume challenge the image of homogeneous and primordially norm-bound cultures that has been (unintentionally) perpetuated by some of the more prevalent treatments of law and culture. This volume highlights the heterogeneous geography of law and the ways boundaries between different legal bodies are transcended in struggles for rights. Contributions include case studies from South Africa, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Turkey, India, Papua New Guinea, Suriname, the Marshall Islands and Russia.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Release date: May 2012
First published: July 2012
Editors: Julia Eckert • Brian Donahoe • Christian Strumpell • Zerrin OEzlem Biner
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 306
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-01466-4
Categories: Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN: 1-107-01466-2
Barcode: 9781107014664

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