Decolonizing Comparative Law? Resisting the Colonial Legacies of the Discipline
A theoretical framework for decolonial comparative law
罢丑别听Wainwright Chair in Civil Law听and the听Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law听invite you to the first installment of their 2024-2025 virtual workshop series "Decolonizing Comparative Law? Resisting the Colonial Legacies of the听Discipline" :听A theorical framework for decolonial comparative law.听We are honoured to welcome to this event the听Professor听Anthony Diala, Director of the Center for Legal Integration in Africa of the University of the Western Cape.听
厂耻尘尘补谤测听:听Although recent scholarship challenges the Eurocentric tradition of comparative law, this decolonial turn lacks a realistic theoretical framework. I argue that decolonial comparative law should reflect the foundational values of indigenous laws, the enduring legacies of colonial transplants, and the adaptive character of normative interaction in modern social fields. I therefore propose adaptive legal pluralism as the cross-cultural framework for reconciling state and indigenous legal orders in an era of globalisation.
The event will take place on听April 5, 2024听补迟听10:30 am, on zoom.听
Please register for free via email :听comparative.law [at] mcgill.ca
We look forward to having you among us!