| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in law and society |
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Cambridge studies in law and society.
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| Contents |
The hegemony of heritage : the ǹarratives of colonial displacementʹ and the absence of the past in Pakistani reform narratives -- Law in practice : the Lahore District Courts litigants survey (2010-2011) -- Law, crime, context & vulnerability : the Punjab crime perception survey (2009-2010) -- Approaches to legal and judicial reform in Pakistan : post colonial inertia and the paucity of imagination in times of turmoil and change -- Reform on paper : a post mortem of justice sector reform in Pakistan from 1998-2010 -- Reform nirvanas & reality checks : justice sector reform in Pakistan in the 21st century and the monopoly of the experts -- Towards a new approach |
| Summary |
Explores the complex relationship between colonial law and the reform of legal systems in postcolonial states |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Harvard Law School, 2011), under the title: An alien justice : Pakistan's experience with formal law : a historical, sociological and institutional review |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- Pakistan
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Law reform -- Pakistan
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Justice, Administration of
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Law reform
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Pakistan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781107250505 |
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1107250501 |
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9781139814508 |
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1139814508 |
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9781107248014 |
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1107248019 |
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9781107248847 |
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1107248841 |
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1139891820 |
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9781139891820 |
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1107251338 |
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9781107251335 |
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1107249678 |
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9781107249677 |
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