Description:
Abstract: "This article analyzes some of the most salient features of the state and the legal
system in Mozambique. I propose the concept of the heterogeneous state to
highlight the breakdown of the modern equation between the unity of the
state, on the one hand, and the unity of its legal and administrative operation,
on the other. The centrality of legal pluralism is analyzed in light of an em-
pirical research focused on community courts and traditional authorities. I use
the concept of legal hybridization with the purpose of showing the porosity of
the boundaries of the different legal orders and cultures in Mozambique and
the deep cross-fertilizations or cross-contaminations among them. Special at-
tention is given to the multicultural plurality resulting from the interaction
between modern law"
Source/publisher:
Law & Society Review
Date of Publication:
2006-00-00
Date of entry:
2015-07-29
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English