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Legalism : community and justice /

That law is, or should be, related to justice generally goes without saying; that communities are the basis for (or objects of) laws is also easily assumed; and notable theories of justice explicitly or implicitly elide the two. In this volume historians and anthropologists use empirical examples to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pirie, Fernanda, 1964- (Editor), Scheele, Judith, 1978- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Justice, Administration of > History.
Justice (Philosophy)
Communities > Law and legislation.
Culture and law.
Justice (Philosophie)
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Culture and law
Justice, Administration of
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:That law is, or should be, related to justice generally goes without saying; that communities are the basis for (or objects of) laws is also easily assumed; and notable theories of justice explicitly or implicitly elide the two. In this volume historians and anthropologists use empirical examples to unpick conceptual knots formed by law, justice, and community, asking how these relations appear in practice, and how fundamental they are.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 298 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191785108
0191785105
9780191025921
0191025925