Comparative law and anthropology / edited by James A. R. Nafziger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nafziger, James A. R., editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in comparative law.

Research Handbooks in Comparative Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and anthropology.

Comparative law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (532 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

The topical chapters in this cutting-edge collection at the intersection of comparative law and anthropology explore the mutually enriching insights and outlooks of the two fields. Comparative Law and Anthropology adopts a foundational approach to social and cultural issues and their resolution, rather than relying on unified paradigms of research or unified objects of study. Taken together, the contributions extend long-developing trends from legal anthropology to an anthropology of law and from externally imposed to internally generated interpretations of norms and processes of legal significance within particular cultures. The book's expansive conceptualization of comparative law encompasses not only its traditional geographical orientation, but also historical and jurisprudential dimensions. It is also noteworthy in blending the expertise of long-established, acclaimed scholars with new voices from a range of disciplines and backgrounds.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction to comparative law and anthropology

PART I PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

2. Law and anthropology: research traditions

3. Whose comparative law? A global perspective

PART II COMPLEXITY, LEGAL PLURALISM AND TOTALITY OF LEGAL IDEAS

4. Anthropology on trial: the Hindmarsh Island Bridge controversy (1993-2001)

5. First Nation control over archeological sites: contemporary issues in heritage law, policy and practice

6. The hybridity of law in Namibia and the role of community law in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

7. Legal pluralism - linking law and culture in natural resource co-management and environmental compliance

PART III SUBSTANCE OF LEGAL SCHEMES OF MEANING AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF LAW

8. Anthropology in international law: the case of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

9. Cultural landscapes significant to indigenous peoples

10. Governance disputes involving First Nations in Canada: culture, custom, and dispute resolution outside of the Indian Act

PART IV COSMOPOLITAN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES

11. Images of Muhammad: religious law and freedom of expression

12. Narratives of laws, narratives of peoples

PART V HISTORICAL ORIENTATION

13. Law, society and landscape in early Scandinavia

14. Transgenic maize: the Mexican cultural battle

15. A trinity of culture, law and politics: legal anthropology of the bonded labor system in Nepal

PART VI CONTEXTUAL DIFFERENCES

16. Global law firms in real-world contexts: practical limitations and ethical implications

17. An historical, cultural and political perspective of corruption in the Balkans

PART VII IN-DEPTH FIELD RESEARCH

18. The anthropologist as expert witness: a personal account.

19. Intellectual property law in comparative perspective: the case of trademark "piracy" in Guatemala

20. The voice of the stranger: foreign LL.M. students' experiences of culture, law and pedagogy in US law schools

PART VIII RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEGAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL TRADITION AND ITS THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONCERNS

21. Distance in law and globalization: armchair anthropology revisited

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-78195-518-2

OCLC:

1013711881