Legal traditions of the world :

Glenn, H. Patrick.

Legal traditions of the world : sustainable diversity in law / H. Patrick Glenn. - Fifth edition. - United Kingdom. Oxford University Press. 2014. - xxvi, 423 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A theory of tradition? : the changing presence of the past -- Between traditions : identity, persuasion and survival -- A Chthonic legal tradition : to recycle the world -- A Talmudic legal tradition : the perfect author -- A civil law tradition : the centrality of the person -- An Islamic legal tradition : the law of a later revelation -- A common law tradition : the ethic of adjudication -- A Hindu legal tradition : the law as king, but which law? -- A Confucian legal tradition : make it new (with Marx?) -- Reconciling legal traditions : sustainable diversity in law.

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Comparative law.
Customary law.
Legal polycentricity.

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