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The first reader on Asian law and society scholarship, this book features reading selections from a wide range of Asian countries - East, South, Southeast and Central Asia - along with original commentaries by the three editors on the theoretical debates and research methods pertinent to the discipline. Organized by themes and topical areas, the reader enables scholars and students to break out of country-specific silos to make theoretical connections across national borders. It meets a growing demand for law and society materials in institutions and universities in Asia and around the world. It is written at a level accessible to advanced undergraduate students and graduate students as well as experienced researchers, and serves as a valuable teaching tool for courses focused on Asian law and society in law schools, area studies, history, religion, and social science fields such as sociology, anthropology, politics, government, and criminal justice.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Religion; 2. Pluralism; 3. Disputing; 4. Legal consciousness; 5. Legal mobilization; 6. Legal professions; 7. Courts; 8. Crime and justice; 9. Practicing law and society scholarship in Asia.
About the author
Lynette J. Chua is the author of Mobilizing Gay Singapore: Rights and Resistance in an Authoritarian State (2014); The Politics of Love in Myanmar: LGBT Mobilization and Human Rights as a Way of Life (2019); and The Politics of Rights and Southeast Asia (2022). She is also President of the Asian Law & Society Association (2022–23).A former President of the Law & Society Association, David Engel has received its Kalven Award, Book Prize, and Article Prize. He is author or co-author of Injury and Injustice (2018); The Myth of the Litigious Society (2016); and Tort, Custom, and Karma: Globalization and Legal Consciousness in Thailand (2010).Sida Liu is a sociologist of law specializing in Chinese law, the legal profession, and sociolegal theory. He is co-author of Criminal Defense in China: The Politics of Lawyers at Work (with Terence C. Halliday, 2016).
Summary
Asian law and society research has rapidly expanded worldwide. This first-ever reader features original commentaries on key works, debates, and methods. For students and scholars interested in law, culture, politics, and society in Asian countries, it is an essential teaching tool for courses in law, social sciences, and justice studies.
