Conflicts of Worldview and the Conflict of Laws - A Case for Decolonial Plurality of Law in Europe

This book connects private international law with decolonial theory. Succinctly put, this theory calls for an alternative production of knowledge which follows non-Western sources. The author examines 3 case studies: namely religious arbitration, Indigenous sacred land, and faith-based politics, to illustrate how poorly postcolonial claims are served by Western state courts. To address this, the book proposes an alternative theory to re-empower non-Western worldviews while considering distinct instances of vulnerability. This is an important work, thought-provoking and challenging, which should be read by all private international law scholars.

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• Authors: Sandrine Brachotte, Sandrine (Saint-Louis University Brachotte
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 11.12.2025
• EAN: 9781509978533
• ISBN: 978-1-5099-7853-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Hart Monographs in Transnational and International Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Conflict of Laws, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Private International Law & Conflict Of Laws, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Private international law and conflict of laws