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Postcolonial Comparative Law

Postcolonial Comparative Law is a branch of comparative legal theory that critically examines and reconfigures the epistemological, methodological, and normative frameworks of legal comparison through the lens of colonial and postcolonial power dynamics, emphasizing the historical and structural inequalities embedded in the transmission and reception of legal norms across formerly colonized and colonizing societies.

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2.7K

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69

Authors

32

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2017–2026

3

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Publications

53

Law in Culture and Society.

Bruce B. MacLachlan, Laura Nader · Man · 1970 · 363 citations

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Masters, servants, and magistrates in Britain and the Empire, 1562-1955

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 301 citations

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Inherited legal systems and effective rule of law: Africa and the colonial legacy

Sandra F. Joireman · The Journal of Modern African Studies · 2001 · 261 citations

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Crises and Sequences in Political Development

F. Parkinson · International Affairs · 1973 · 221 citations

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In defence of relative normativity: communitarian values and the Nicaragua case

John Tasioulas · Oxford Journal of Legal Studies · 1996 · 132 citations

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Authors

69

  1. LN
    Laura Nader

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 430 citations

    3

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  2. AS
    Anthony S. Mathews

    New York City Bar Association, United States

    3 publications · 63 citations

    3

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  3. JG
    James Gibbs

    University of Minnesota System, United States

    2 publications · 48 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. BC
    Brenda Cossman

    University of Toronto, Canada

    1 publications · 25 citations

    1

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  5. LM
    Lisa M. Lesage

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

    1 publications · 27 citations

    1

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Institutions

32

  1. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    125 citations

  2. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  3. SOAS University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  4. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    109 citations

  5. Wheaton College - Illinois

    Wheaton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    261 citations

  6. Berkeley College

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  7. Institute for Legal Studies

    Budapest, Hungary

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  8. Institute for International Legal Studies

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

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Venues

  1. The American Journal of Comparative Law

    9 publications · 185 citations

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  2. Verfassung in Recht und Übersee

    3 publications · 108 citations

    3

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 51 citations

    3

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 344 citations

    2

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  5. Columbia Law Review

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

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