| Description |
xxvi, 395 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
A theory of tradition? the changing presence of the past -- Between traditions: identity, persuasion and survival -- A Chthonic legal tradition: to recycle the world -- A Talmudic legal tradition: the perfect author -- A civil law tradition: the centrality of the person -- An Islamic legal tradition: the law of a later revelation -- A common law tradition: the ethic of adjudication -- A Hindu legal tradition: the law as king, but which law? -- An Asian legal tradition: make it new (with Marx?) -- Reconciling legal traditions: sustainable diversity in law |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Comparative law.
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| LC no. |
2007004614 |
| ISBN |
9780199205417 paperback |
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0199205418 paperback |
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