RT Book
T1 Law against the state: ethnographic forays into law's transformations
T2 Cambridge studies in law and society
A2 Eckert, Julia Maria 1983-
A2 Donahoe, Brian
A2 Strümpell, Christian 1972-
A2 Biner, Zerrin Özlem
A2 Eckert, Julia
LA English
PP Cambridge u.a.
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2012
ED 1. publ.
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/684895994
AB "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"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN K564.P83
SN 1107014662
SN 9781107014664
K1 Public interest law : Developing countries
K1 Ethnological jurisprudence : Developing countries
K1 Law and economic development
K1 Government litigation : Developing countries
K1 Law : Political aspects : Developing countries
K1 Indigenous Peoples : Legal status, laws, etc : Developing countries
K1 Indigenes Volk : Gewohnheitsrecht