Legal Pluralism in the Global South
and -North
Leiden University
LLM in Law and Society
2021-2022
Semester 1 block 2
,LEIDEN UNIVERSITY LEGAL PLURALISM
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, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY LEGAL PLURALISM
Table of Contents
Lecture 1: Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5
Seminar 1: State Response to Customary Law and Their Impact ........................................... 13
Lecture 2: Engagement with Customary Justice in Development Programming.................... 22
Seminar 2: Case Studies of Legal Pluralism in the Global South ........................................... 38
Reflection Paper I .................................................................................................................... 48
Lecture 3: Legal Pluralism and Religion in the Global North................................................. 51
Reflection Paper II ................................................................................................................... 59
Seminar 3: Case Studies of Divorce in the Global North ........................................................ 62
Lecture 4: Legal Pluralism and Access to Justice – Case Study of Somalia ........................... 67
Essay Proposal ......................................................................................................................... 79
Seminar 4: Discourse Essay Proposal ..................................................................................... 83
Lecture 5: Legal Pluralism – Social Norms in the Global North and South I ......................... 84
Seminar 5: Legal Pluralism – Social Norms in the Global North and South II ...................... 91
Essay ........................................................................................................................................ 98
Syllabus ................................................................................................................................. 106
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, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY LEGAL PLURALISM
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and -North
Leiden University
LLM in Law and Society
2021-2022
Semester 1 block 2
,LEIDEN UNIVERSITY LEGAL PLURALISM
– 2 –
, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY LEGAL PLURALISM
Table of Contents
Lecture 1: Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5
Seminar 1: State Response to Customary Law and Their Impact ........................................... 13
Lecture 2: Engagement with Customary Justice in Development Programming.................... 22
Seminar 2: Case Studies of Legal Pluralism in the Global South ........................................... 38
Reflection Paper I .................................................................................................................... 48
Lecture 3: Legal Pluralism and Religion in the Global North................................................. 51
Reflection Paper II ................................................................................................................... 59
Seminar 3: Case Studies of Divorce in the Global North ........................................................ 62
Lecture 4: Legal Pluralism and Access to Justice – Case Study of Somalia ........................... 67
Essay Proposal ......................................................................................................................... 79
Seminar 4: Discourse Essay Proposal ..................................................................................... 83
Lecture 5: Legal Pluralism – Social Norms in the Global North and South I ......................... 84
Seminar 5: Legal Pluralism – Social Norms in the Global North and South II ...................... 91
Essay ........................................................................................................................................ 98
Syllabus ................................................................................................................................. 106
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