Beschreibung:
This book contributes to, and refocuses, public debates about the incorporation of plural approaches into the English legal system by examining a secular method of dispute resolution practised by the Kurdish Peace Committee in London. The pluralistic approach is seen by Kurdish communities in the UK as widely applicable elsewhere, and in a possible future Kurdish state, as a practical solution to the challenges of a pluralistic life. The book provides a substantive evidence base, using extensive ethnographic data, and examines detailed case studies in the context of the customs and practices of the Kurdish community.
List of Abbreviations, Glossary, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 Legal Pluralism, 2 Kurds in Turkey: The Historical Background, 3 Kurds in the UK: Settlements and Processing of their Needs, 4 Marriage, Rituals and Conflicts in Kurdish Society, 5 Business and Criminal Disputes and their Customary Solutions, Concluding Thoughts, Bibliography, Index