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Full Title

Comparative Law in a Global Context The Legal Systems of Asia and Africa 2nd Edition

Author(s)

Werner F. Menski

Edition

2nd Edition

ISBN

9780511166785, 9780521858595, 9780521675291, 9781316099483

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

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.