Comparative Law in a Global Context: The Legal Systems of Asia and Africa - Hardcover

Menski, Werner F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521858593 ISBN 13: 9780521858595

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Now in its second edition, this textbook presents a critical rethinking of the study of comparative law and legal theory in a globalising world, and proposes an alternative model. It highlights the inadequacies of current Western theoretical approaches in comparative law, international law, legal theory and jurisprudence, especially for studying Asian and African laws, arguing that they are too parochial and eurocentric to meet global challenges. Menski argues for combining modern natural law theories with positivist and socio-legal traditions, building an interactive, triangular concept of legal pluralism. Advocated as the fourth major approach to legal theory, this model is applied in analysing the historical and conceptual development of Hindu law, Muslim law, African laws and Chinese law.

About this title

Book Description:

Develops an approach to understanding law as an internally plural interactive phenomenon in a globalising world. Menski combines the major schools of legal thought to develop a new pluralist approach to understanding law, based on the history and concepts of Hindu law, Muslim law, African laws and Chinese law.

About the Author:

Professor of South Asian Laws, Department of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521858593
• ISBN 13: 9780521858595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 696