Essays about: "Legal Pluralism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 34 essays containing the words Legal Pluralism.

  1. 6. Imagining the Commune - Democratic confederalist approaches to law and conflict resolution

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Miran Kakaee; [2020-04-14]
    Keywords : Legal plurism; regulations of social relations; restorative justice; democratic confederalism; self-administration;

    Abstract : In the midst of an ongoing civil war, the people of North and East Syria have been building society based on the ideas of direct-democratic and decentralized self-administration. Differently put, they have embraced the principles and ideas of democratic confederalism, which is the political ideology developed by PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan. READ MORE

  3. 7. Graffiti: A subculture alive within the legal. A pluralistic study of the regulations within Swedish graffiti and the influences of formal law.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Hjalmar Ericsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Graffiti; Subculture; Legal pluralism; Sweden; Ethnography; Semi-autonomous social fields; Norms; Informal law; Gatekapital; Respect; Social capital; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The world of graffiti is an immense social construct which stretches to every corner of the globe. To many, graffiti may seem to be the simple act of applying paint to a surface, often depicting names or letters. READ MORE

  4. 8. Fundamentalist Separation or Extremist Indoctrination: Salafism in Contemporary Society. A study of preventative practices’ adaptation to Salafist Radicalisation in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Henningsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Salafism; Purist Salafism; Jihadist Salafism; Radicalisation; Prevention; Deradicalisation; Violent Extremism; Legal pluralism; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Salafism is a fundamentalist belief of Islam and its believers strive to live like their forefathers did. In Sweden, the group aim for peaceful segregation and isolation among their believers, rejects modernity and avoid socialisation with Western society and its inhabitants. READ MORE

  5. 9. Married in Spite of The Law: An Ethnographic Study on Early Marriage in Zaatari Refugee Camp

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Itxaso Velasco Regulez; [2019]
    Keywords : Early marriage; Jordanian Law of Personal Status; adat; Zaatari refugee camp; socio-legal adaptation; legal pluralism; legal culture and living law.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite being generally forbidden by the Jordanian Law of Personal Status, early marriage among Syrian refugees in the camp of Zaatari is still common, and according to some sources, its incidence has increased during the past years. This practice in Zaatari is regulated by the Syrian adat, that at the same time coexists with Jordanian law and decision norms advocated by International NGOs; giving place to a situation of legal pluralism in the camp. READ MORE

  6. 10. Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Post-Conflict Societies: The Role of Traditional Forms of Justice in Post-Civil War Sierra Leone.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Dupuis; [2018]
    Keywords : Peacebuilding; Transitional Justice; Traditional Justice; Post-Conflict; Sub-Saharan Africa; Sierra Leone; Special Court for Sierra Leone; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Fambul Tok; Postcolonial Theories of Law; Legal Pluralism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The prevalence of violent conflicts over the last few decades has left numerous countries in the need of thorough rebuilding; from Afghanistan to Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Somalia or Rwanda. In order to assist in the recovery of these post-conflict societies, various peacebuilding strategies and transitional justice mechanisms have been implemented by a range of different actors. READ MORE