Culture in the domains of law / edited by René Provost.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Provost, René, 1965- editor.

Series:

Cambridge studies in law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture and law.

Sociological jurisprudence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 437 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

What does it mean for courts and other legal institutions to be culturally sensitive? What are the institutional implications and consequences of such an aspiration? To what extent is legal discourse capable of accommodating multiple cultural narratives without losing its claim to normative specificity? And how are we to understand meetings of law and culture in the context of formal and informal legal processes, when demands are made to accommodate cultural difference? The encounter of law and culture is a polycentric relation, but these questions draw our attention to law and legal institutions as one site of encounter warranting further investigation, to map out the place of culture in the domains of law by relying on the insights of law, anthropology, politics, and philosophy. Culture in the Domains of Law seeks to examine and answer these questions, resulting in a richer outlook on both law and culture.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2017).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781316681060

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.