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Non-State Justice Institutions and the Law

Decision-Making at the Interface of Tradition, Religion and the State

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  • © 2015

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Part of the book series: Governance and Limited Statehood (GLS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Introduction: A Bifurcated Theory of Law in Hybrid Societies

  2. Non-State Justice Institution and the Law: Conceptual Approaches

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About this book

This book focuses on decision-making by non-state justice institutions at the interface of traditional, religious, and state laws. The authors discuss the implications of non-state justice for the rule of law, presenting case studies on traditional councils and courts in Pakistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Bolivia and South Africa.

Editors and Affiliations

  • WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany

    Matthias Kötter, Gunnar Folke Schuppert

  • Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, Germany

    Tilmann J. Röder, Rüdiger Wolfrum

About the editors

Katharina Diehl, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, Germany. Girmachew Alemu Aneme, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Justice Ruben Madol Arol, Supreme Court of South Sudan, Juba, South Sudan Simone Malz, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany. Lorena Ossio Bustillos, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany. Christa Rautenbach, North-West University, South Africa. Naveed Ahmad Shinwari, Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP), Pakistan. Brian Z. Tamanaha, Washington University, Illinois, USA.

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