Multicultural Jurisprudence - Couverture souple

 
9781841138961: Multicultural Jurisprudence
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1841138967 ISBN 13 : 9781841138961
Editeur : Hart Publishing, 1958

Synopsis

As individuals travel across borders, societies have become more and more pluralistic. The result of increased migration is the interaction among cultural communities and inevitably clashes between state law and customary law. These cultural conflicts have given rise to a new multicultural jurisprudence. In this volume scholars grapple with the immense challenges judges are currently experiencing everywhere. To what extent can and should courts accommodate litigants' requests by taking their cultural backgrounds into account?



This collection brings together powerful examples of the cultural defense in many countries in Western Europe, North America, and elsewhere. It shows the ubiquity of this defense, contrary to the mistaken impression that it has been invoked principally in the United States. This book makes the case for undertaking studies of the use of the cultural defense in jurisdictions all over the world where this has not been previously documented.



Many of the chapters concentrate on criminal cases including homicide in the context of honour crimes, provocation based on 'loss of face' or witchcraft killings. Some deal with other areas of law such as asylum jurisprudence, family law and housing policy. They show in concrete cases how cultural claims have arisen and how legal systems wrestle with these arguments. It is clear that judges have had considerable difficulty handling many of the cultural claims.



The authors demonstrate persuasively the need to reconsider the proper use of cultural evidence in legal proceedings. Those interested in the ways in which expertise influences the disposition of cases will find this book compelling.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alison Dundes Renteln is a Professor of Political Science and Anthropology at the University of Southern California. Marie-Claire Foblets is Professor ordinarius of Law and Anthropology at the Universities of Leuven, Brussels and Antwerp in Belgium.

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Éditeur
Hart Publishing
Date d'édition
1958
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1841138967
ISBN 13 
9781841138961
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
392
Éditeur
Foblets Marie-Claire, Renteln Alison Dundes
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

Friedensallee 273
Hamburg
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9781841138954: Multicultural Jurisprudence: Comparative Perspectives on the Cultural Defence

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1841138959 ISBN 13 :  9781841138954
Editeur : Hart Publishing, 2009
Couverture rigide