In this article I seek to establish a descriptive conception of legal pluralism. By'legal
pluralism'I mean the presence in a social field of more than one legal order. The article …

The innovative and revolutionary scholarship of the eminent Austrian legal theorist and
professor of Roman law, Eugen Ehrlich (1862-1922), is of a very high caliber. His work has …

Written generations ago, but highly relevant today, The Bramble Bush remains one of the
books most recommended for students to read when considering law school, just before …

This article uses a socio-legal perspective to analyze the use of ethics guidelines as a
governance tool in the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). This has become a …

This book engages with a traditional yet persistent question of legal theory–what is law?
However, instead of attempting to define and limit law, the aim of the book is to unlimit law, to …

I. Postmodern jurists love legal pluralism. They do not care about the law of the centralized
State with its universalist aspirations. It is the" asphalt law" of the Brasilianyâve/as, the …

Written with students in mind, Professor Raymond Wacks brings legal theory to life through
his lucid and entertaining style. The author has crafted a manageable guide, balancing …

Legal pluralism is a contemporary image of law that has been advanced by sociolegal
scholars in response to the dominant monist image of law as derivative of the political state …

Drawing on theories of legal pluralism, this book tests whether and to what extent claims of
the modern nation-state laws to exclusive dominance over other spheres are tenable, and …

Should choice of law norms ever designate non-state norms as applicable law? The
question is not new, of course, although it is seldom discussed systematically. Twenty-five …