Law and anthropology /

Main Author: Fikentscher, Wolfgang, 1928-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: MuÌ̂nchen, Germany : C.H. Beck, 2016
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Abhandlungen / Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, n.F., Heft 132
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Anthropology of law as a science
  • - History, schools, and names of anthropology of law
  • Concepts of cultural anthropology
  • Social norms (fora) : the theory of law, morals, custom, etiquette, habits, religious norms, political force, conscience
  • Theories of culture and cultures
  • - Analyses in cultural anthropology
  • Biological anthropology in its relation to the anthropology of law
  • Kinship patterns, and other anthropological aspects of family and gender law
  • Societal order, personhood, and human rights : the anthropology of constitutional justice
  • Reciprocity, exchange, gifts, contracting, trust : the anthropology of commutative justice
  • Possession, ownership, probate; market and non-market economies, antitrust, cultural property and heritage of mankind : the anthropology of distributive justice
  • Torts, crimes, sanctions. Witchcraft and related issues : the anthropology of compensatory or retributive justice
  • Jurisdiction. Procedure and dispute settlement. Conflicts of law : the anthropology of jurisdictional justice, of procedural justice, and of conflicts justice
  • Native American law
  • Ethnic groups. The international law of indigenous peoples. Global human rights
  • Applied anthropology of law