The Commission on Legal Pluralism is pleased to announce that its next conference will be hosted by the University of Tsukuba, Japan, from 20 to 22 February 2028.

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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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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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Towards criteria for evaluating cultural defence claims: a sociolegal inquiry from Türkiye

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New documentary explores migration, pluralism, and lived experiences in Istanbul

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