Comparative Law in Global Perspective : : Essays in Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the SOAS Law Department / / edited by Ian Edge.

• Author: University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Department of Law.
• TeilnehmendeR: Edge, Ian,; University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2001.
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Essays in Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the SOAS Law Department
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004480714
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Ian Edge.

The essays in this volume offer global perspectives on crucial contemporary issues such as economic development, the persistence of customary law, "offshore" jurisdictions, family law and succession, land tenure, the forging of national constitutions, human rights violations, and the treatment of ethnic minorities. They portray the laws of Asian and African countries as equal manifestations of legal culture in a shrinking world. Rendering Asian and African legal systems and traditions in an accessible form to a non-Asian and non-African audience, this volume will sharpen the sensitivity of academics and practitioners everywhere. A special classroom adoption price is available. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.