Bibliograph

Culture in the domains of law, edited by René Provost

Type

Label

Culture in the domains of law, edited by René Provost

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Culture in the domains of law

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

980761237

Responsibility statement

edited by René Provost

Series statement

Cambridge studies in law and societyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

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.--, Provided by publisher

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