Essays about: "Living Law: Legal Pluralism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Living Law: Legal Pluralism.
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1. Law Beyond Borders: Transnational Legal Pluralism Following Hong Kong’s New Reality
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : Hong Kong is a region undergoing rapid social, political, and legal change as mainland China seeks to increase its control over the previously largely autonomous region with laws such as the national security law which asserts its jurisdiction beyond borders, complicating matters for Hong Kongers living abroad. The effects of law asserting its jurisdiction beyond borders is contingent on the relative dependency of states, as can be seen in the South Korean strategy with regards to the national security law where the state has sought to maintain “strategic ambiguity” in order to balance US and Chinese relations. READ MORE
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2. 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 StudiesAbstract : 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
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3. Corruption in a Culture of Štela: Understanding Informal: Transactions in Bosnia and Hercegovina
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : The focus of this thesis is to explore why petty corruption dominates and persists in Bosnian society despite the major anti-corruption efforts of Bosnian government and international organisations. By approaching corruption from a social-legal perspective, this thesis aims to explore the local experiences, social norms and morality of informal transactions in Bosnian society. READ MORE
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4. Exploring the reasons behind persistent low-level corruption in Hungary by looking into (the absence of) formally reported wrongdoings: “The less said, the better”.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : This master thesis in Sociology of Law explored the persistency of low-level corruption in post-communist Hungary. By adopting an anthropological approach 20 unstructured in-depth interviews were conducted in Hungarian language. The main focus of the research was on how law actually works. READ MORE
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5. The Implementation and Impact of Restorative Justice Programmes in Albania and Cuba
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : In this master´s thesis I seek to explore the concept of restorative justice, an ideological approach to justice which aims to repair the harm caused by crime through means of communication, cooperation, participation and restoration. By involving all parties affected by crime, restorative justice seeks to address crime through empowering victims, increasing community cohesion and making offenders take responsibility through restorative measures. READ MORE
