Overview

Legal Pluralism in Conflict offers a new theoretical perspective for conceptualising and analysing the relationship between ethnic minority laws and the official legal order. Examining the limits of liberal legal thought in light of a contemporary plurality of ethnic identifications and religious beliefs, Prakash Shah takes up the case for a 'legal pluralism' that views ethnic minority laws in interaction with the official British legal order. This form of legal pluralism is not, however, without conflict. This book pursues a series of case studies that critically consider why and how state laws marginalise ethnic minority legal orders. Legal Pluralism in Conflict contains discussions of the recognition of polygamous marriages, homicide, the expertise provided in immigration cases and the legal discourse of nationality. It is in this engagement with some of the most challenging issues posed by the diverse character of modern society that its author sets out an alternative course for ethnic minority legal studies. Legal Pluralism in Conflict will be invaluable to students and researchers concerned with law's relationship to and treatment of ethnic and religious diversity, as well as to those with wider interests in the limits and possibilities of political pluralism.

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Author:   Prakash Shah (Queen Mary, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge Cavendish
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9781138002180

ISBN 10:   1138002186
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   15 August 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Legal Pluralism as a Tool for Ethnic Minority Studies; Chapter 2 Ethnic Minority Legal Studies: Towards a Jurisprudence of Difference; Chapter 3 The other Incoming Tide: The Diasporic Challenge to the British Constitutional Order; Chapter 4 Criminal (in)Justice in a Plural Society: South Asians and the English Law on Homicide; Chapter 5 Attitudes to Polygamy in English Law; Chapter 6 Bangladeshi Legal Pluralism and English Law; Chapter 7 Expert Opinions on South Asian Laws in Immigration Cases; Chapter 8 Who do we think we are? British Nationality in the European Context; conclusion Conclusion;

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