Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
Description
Twenty years ago Ugo Mattei famously wrote that Western legal tradition "cannot be the foundation of a classification of legal systems that aim to cover the whole world." Nonetheless, comparative law scholarship is still largely dominated by Western legal thought and classifications, especially along the lines of the common law–civil law divide. The tendency to overlook other legal traditions and cultures persists to this day. This roundtable brings together scholars interested in non-western legal systems who pay particular attention to the understanding of local values, norms, and legal cultures. The aim is to have a thought-provoking conversation on the challenges and potential for comparative law research arising from work on legal systems and cultures that defy the dominant civil law-common law narrative.
Period
10 Jun 2018
Event title
Law and Society 2018 Annual Meeting : Law at the Crossroads