Commission on Legal Pluralism
Commission on Legal Pluralism
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Join the next online session of the 'Legal Pluralism Lab' on 16 June 2026, 14:30 (CET)
— Larissa Vetters - on behalf of the Legal Pluralism Lab - —Panel Discussion: DECOLONIZING LEGAL PLURALISM, DECENTERING EPISTEMOLOGICAL PARADIGMS
In this session, the editors, Katrin Seidel and Martin Ramstedt, will introduce a recently published special issue of the Oñati Socio-Legal Series that advocates for critically examining the epistemological foundations of legal pluralism, particularly “classical” culture-or custom-based legal pluralism.
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In Memoriam: Marc Galanter (1931–2026)
— Christa Rautenbach on behalf of the Executive Body —The Commission on Legal Pluralism notes with great sadness the passing of Marc Galanter, a distinguished scholar of law and society and a former President of the Commission.
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New Publication in Legal Pluralism and Critical Social Analysis
— N Özdemir, B Tuygan —Towards criteria for evaluating cultural defence claims: a sociolegal inquiry from Türkiye
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New Documentary “HOPE: In the Shadows of the Bosphorus”
— Latif TAS —New documentary explores migration, pluralism, and lived experiences in Istanbul
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Call for Abstracts: Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Customary Law
Edward Elgar Publishing has commissioned the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Customary Law, edited by Christa Rautenbach (North-West University, South Africa) and Anthony Diala (University of the Western Cape, South Africa).
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