SOSC 2350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Legal Culture
24 Nov 2017
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Legal mobilization + legal culture + legal consciousness = legal pluralism. Case study focuses on: nari adalat, a women"s court in india, inspired by indians women movement, human rights ideas. Nari is the new legal forum embedded in legal institutions. Legal pluralism in anthropological eld describes the forms law takes w. in communities and nations. Legal plural situations have diff. coexisting conceptions of permissible actions and ideas for dealing w. con ict (interaction among legal spheres) Legal pluralism a product of colonialism, colonial power added a new layer of law. Normal ordering exist outside law in universities or corps. Diverse fragmented rules and courts make up international law = layered legal pluralism. New layer of law in globalization includes global regulation of trade, commerce and labor rights and legal regimes to protect human rights. Non colonized states, law is pluralized > often incorporate indigenous people or immigrant communities w. separate legal systems.
