1st Edition

Asian Indigenous Law

By Chiba Copyright 1986
    430 Pages
    by Routledge

    430 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1986. Western law is normally regarded as universal when considered from the fact that it has been received and utilized by non-Western countries as the basis of their own state legal systems. The reception of Western law by non-Western countries in modern times is the most influential encounter of non-Western law with foreign law. The major portion of this book is a collection of descriptions of typical non-Western countries from this viewpoint by native scholars.

    Chapter 1 Introduction, Masaji Chiba; Chapter 2 Development of Plural Structure of Law in Egypt, A Sunni-Islamic Society, El Sayed Yassin; Chapter 3 Modern Law and Judiciary Reform in Iran – An Islamic Society, M. A. Nezami Talesh; Chapter 4 Competing Ideologies of Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka – A Multi–Religious Society, Neelan Tiruchelvam; Chapter 5 People's Law in India – The Hindu Society, Upendra Baxi; Chapter 6 Reception of Law in Thailand–A Buddhist Society, Preedee Kasemsup; Chapter 7 Three-Level Structure of Law in Contemporary Japan – The Shinto Society, Masaji Chiba; Chapter 8 Conclusion, Masaji Chiba;

    Biography

    Masaji Chiba