Legal Pluralism in Action: Dispute Resolution and the Kurdish Peace Committee

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Book: Blemishes -- None. For a book that is almost 2 decades old, this issue has been remarkably cared-for and preserved (photos). A distinctive feature, the binding is stiched, not glued.

Board and spine surfaces are clean, tips have no rubs or wear. Binding is strong, the book lies flat, plumb, and square (photo). The ISBN is visible and undisturbed (photo). Pages are not toned. No markes or entries by original owner.

"This groundbreaking book contributes to, and refocuses, public debates about the incorporation of plural approaches into the English legal system. The book specifically advances the recent, largely theoretical, discussions of Sharia legal practice by examining a secular method of dispute resolution as practised by the Kurdish Peace Committee in London. Following migration to the West, many Kurds still adhere to traditional values and norms. Building on these, they have adapted their customary legal practices to create unofficial legal courts and other forms of legal hybridisation. These practical solutions to the challenges of a pluralistic life are seen by Kurdish communities in the UK as applicable not only to British and transnational daily life, but also as a training ground for institutions in a possible future Kurdish state. The study provides a substantive evidence base using extensive ethnographic data about the workings of the Kurdish Peace Committee, examining detailed case studies in the context of the customs and practices of the Kurdish community. Based on an ethnographic and interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to policy makers, socio-legal professionals, students and scholars of legal anthropology, ethnic minority law, transnationalism, diaspora, Kurdish, Turkish and Middle Eastern studies."