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Postcolonial Law

Postcolonial Law is a theoretical framework within legal anthropology that critically examines the enduring legacies of colonial legal systems and their hybrid transformations in formerly colonized societies, distinguishing itself by its focus on the asymmetrical power relations, cultural resistance, and discursive reconstructions that shape contemporary legal pluralism in the aftermath of empire.

535

Publications

25.4K

Citations

522

Authors

237

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

73

Parents

Publications

535

Legal Pluralism

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

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

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

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Law and disorder in the postcolony*

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

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Law, Custom and Social Order: The Colonial Experience in Malawi and Zambia

Joan Vincent, Martin Chanock · The International Journal of African Historical Studies · 1986 · 763 citations

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

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

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Authors

522

  1. FV
    Franz von Benda‐Beckmann

    Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany

    5 publications · 253 citations

    5

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  2. KV
    Keebet von Benda-Beckmann

    Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany

    4 publications · 239 citations

    4

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  3. BD
    Boaventura de Sousa Santos

    University of Coimbra, Portugal

    4 publications · 282 citations

    4

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  4. PF
    Peter Fitzpatrick

    Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 170 citations

    4

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  5. LB
    Lauren Benton

    New York University, United States

    4 publications · 171 citations

    4

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1–5 of 522

Institutions

237

  1. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    326 citations

  3. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    166 citations

  4. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    411 citations

  5. University of Victoria

    Victoria, Canada

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    295 citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

    Halle, Germany

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    310 citations

  7. American Bar Foundation

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    751 citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    173 citations

1–8 of 237

Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 22 publications · 2K citations

    17

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  2. The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

    JLP · 18 publications · 530 citations

    14

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 20 publications · 458 citations

    13

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  4. Social & Legal Studies

    12 publications · 534 citations

    12

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  5. Journal of African Law

    11 publications · 324 citations

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