Journal article
Legal autonomy as political engagement: The Ladakhi village in the wider world
- Abstract:
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Local systems of law are constantly forced to adapt to powerful external legal orders. As well as employing tactics of resistance and accommodation, some communities respond by maintaining boundaries around their legal sphere, safeguarding a measure of judicial autonomy. This article examines one such instance, from the Indian Himalayas. It argues that, much more complex than a case of domination and resistance, this autonomy represents a long history of deference and distance toward external...
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- Journal:
- Law and Society Review
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 77-104
- Publication date:
- 2006-03-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1540-5893
- ISSN:
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0023-9216
- Source identifiers:
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283909
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:283909
- UUID:
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uuid:739c953f-5f98-46c3-b09d-1da15b4c83c6
- Local pid:
- pubs:283909
- Deposit date:
- 2014-08-16
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- Copyright date:
- 2006
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