Asian Indigenous Law - In Interaction With Received Law

First published in 1986. Western law is normally regarded as universal when considered from the fact that it has been received and utilized by non-Western countries as the basis of their own state legal systems. The reception of Western law by non-Western countries in modern times is the most influential encounter of non-Western law with foreign law. The major portion of this book is a collection of descriptions of typical non-Western countries from this viewpoint by native scholars.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Masaji Chiba; Chapter 2 Development of Plural Structure of Law in Egypt, A Sunni-Islamic Society, El Sayed Yassin; Chapter 3 Modern Law and Judiciary Reform in Iran – An Islamic Society, M. A. Nezami Talesh; Chapter 4 Competing Ideologies of Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka – A Multi–Religious Society, Neelan Tiruchelvam; Chapter 5 People's Law in India – The Hindu Society, Upendra Baxi; Chapter 6 Reception of Law in Thailand–A Buddhist Society, Preedee Kasemsup; Chapter 7 Three-Level Structure of Law in Contemporary Japan – The Shinto Society, Masaji Chiba; Chapter 8 Conclusion, Masaji Chiba;

About the author

Masaji Chiba

Product details

• Authors: Chiba, Masaji Chiba, Chiba Masaji
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.2013
• EAN: 9780415861694
• ISBN: 978-0-415-86169-4
• No. of pages: 430
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Indigenous Peoples, Systems of law, Relating to indigenous peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems