Gypsy Law - Romani Legal Traditions and Culture

Informationen zum Autor Walter O. Weyrauch is Distinguished Professor and Stephen C. O'Connell Chair of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida! Gainesville. Klappentext A unique collection of scholarly essays gathered and reprinted from American Journal of Comparative Law (1997) and the Yale Law Journal (1993) on the legal traditions of the Roma! or Gypsies. A fascinating account of how a primarily alien culture functions in a larger social context. Zusammenfassung Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks.

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• Authors: Walter O. Weyrauch
• Assisted by: Walter O. Weyrauch (Editor), Weyrauch Walter O. (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2001
• EAN: 9780520221864
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22186-4
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, LAW / Jurisprudence, Social groups, Jurisprudence & general issues, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Laws Of Specific Jurisdictions, Jurisprudence and general issues, Social groups, communities and identities