In the present era of internationalisation of law, being able to analyse legal culture enables legal cooperation. However, legal culture is still more a theoret

This volume cross-examines mainstream approaches to studying legal culture (e.g. those of Friedman and Blankenburg). It includes debates over the concept of leg

Shows how comparative ethnographic methods can be successfully used to study important human concerns in anthropology.

The primary aim of this book is to provide clear and reliable information on a number of central topics in comparative law. At a time when global society is inc

The specially commissioned papers in this book lay a solid theoretical foundation for comparative legal history as a distinct academic discipline. While facilit