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Postcolonial Jurisprudence

Postcolonial Jurisprudence is a theoretical framework within legal scholarship that critically examines the enduring impact of colonial legal structures on contemporary legal systems, distinguishing itself by analyzing the asymmetrical power relations, cultural hegemony, and epistemic violence embedded in postcolonial legal norms, institutions, and practices.

259

Publications

13.7K

Citations

281

Authors

116

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

25

Parents

Publications

259

Legal Pluralism

Sally Engle Merry · Law & Society Review · 1988 · 1.2K citations

, , +16

Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400–1900

Víctor M. Uribe-Urán · Hispanic American Historical Review · 2003 · 790 citations

, , +15

Law and disorder in the postcolony*

Jean Comaroff, John Comaroff · Social Anthropology · 2007 · 771 citations

, , +15

A Despotism of Law: Crime and Justice in Early Colonial India

Ludo Rocher, Radhika Singha · Journal of the American Oriental Society · 2001 · 435 citations

, , +15

The American Indian in western legal thought: the discourses of conquest

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 319 citations

, , +14

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Authors

281

  1. RA
    Robert A. Williams

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    4 publications · 131 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. YG
    Yash Ghai

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    4 publications · 160 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. JC
    Jean Comaroff

    University of Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 1K citations

    3

    h-index

  4. AM
    Ambreena Manji

    Keele University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 83 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. FV
    Franz von Benda‐Beckmann

    Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany

    3 publications · 98 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 281

Institutions

116

  1. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    112 citations

  2. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    138 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    43 citations

  4. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    116 citations

  5. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    215 citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

    Halle, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  8. Keele University

    Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 15 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

    h-index

  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 8 publications · 229 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 6 publications · 554 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

    JLP · 5 publications · 249 citations

    5

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  5. Hispanic American Historical Review

    HAHR · 5 publications · 931 citations

    5

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