Legal Pluralism in Indonesia: Bridging the Unbridgeable

ISBN-13: 9780415673426 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 12 str.

Ratno Lukito

Opis

This volume investigates the history and phenomenon of legal pluralism in Indonesia. The need to explore this topic has been urged by the revival there of Islamic law and adat (customary) law, the two greatest non-state normative orderings, in the last two decades.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: State Law Versus Popular Law in Historical Retrospect  1. Law and Colonialism in Indonesia  2. Pluralism and the Ideal of Legal Nationalism  3. A Strong Regime and "State Law Pluralism"  Part 2: Conflicts of Law as a Result of Pluralism and the State's Attempt of Resolution  4. Interpersonal Law and the Mission of Legal Uniformity  5. Resolution of Interpersonal Cases in the Courts: The Works of National Legal Postulates  6. Conclusion

O autorze

Ratno Lukito is a Professor of Comparative Law in the Faculty of Shariah and Law at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He has written widely on the subject of law in Indonesia.