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Law, Culture, and Ritual : Disputing Systems in Cross-Cultural Context.
Disputing systems are products of the societies in which they operate-they originate and mutate in response to disputes that are particular to specific social, cultural, and political contexts. Disputing procedures, therefore, are an important medium through which fundamental beliefs, values, and sy...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2005.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Foreword by Jerome S. Bruner; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Lesson of the Azande; 3 "Modern" Dispute-Ways; 4 American "Exceptionalism" in Civil Litigation; 5 The Discretionary Powerof the Judge in Cultural Context; 6 The Rise of ADR in Cultural Context; 7 The Role of Ritual; 8 How Disputing Influences Culture; 9 Conclusion; Afterword:The Classroom and the Terror of Relativism; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.