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.
| ISBN: | 9781107471078 |
| Publication date: | 20th November 2014 |
| Author: | Julia Universität Bern, Switzerland Eckert |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 306 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Law and Society |
| Genres: |
Human rights, civil rights Social and cultural anthropology Law and society, sociology of law |
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.
Law against the State features in the following genres: Human rights, civil rights, Social and cultural anthropology, Law and society, sociology of law
Law against the State is available in Paperback, Hardback
Law against the State was written by Julia Universität Bern, Switzerland Eckert and published by Cambridge University Press
Law against the State has 306 pages
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