Legal traditions of the world : sustainable diversity in law /
by H. Patrick Glenn.
- 5th ed.
- Oxford, United Kingdom : New York, NY : Oxford University Press, c2014.
- xxvi, 423 p. : 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 387-423)
A theory of tradition? : the changing presence of the past -- Between traditions : identity, persuasion and survival -- A Chthonic legal tradition : to recycle the world -- A Talmudic legal tradition : the perfect author -- A civil law tradition : the centrality of the person -- An Islamic legal tradition : the law of a later revelation -- A common law tradition : the ethic of adjudication -- A Hindu legal tradition : the law as king, but which law? -- A Confucian legal tradition : make it new (with Marx?) -- Reconciling legal traditions : sustainable diversity in law.