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Law as a Eurocentric Enterprise
Overview
A critical analysis of the relationship between Western legal traditions and racial power.
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Publication details
- Type
- Journal article
- Author
- Kenneth B. Nunn
- Published in
- Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 323–372
- Year
- 1997
Citation
Nunn, Kenneth B. “Law as a Eurocentric Enterprise.” Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice 15, no. 2 (1997): 323–372.
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Community questions
Can law be politically neutral?
How do scholars such as Kenneth Nunn critique the claim that law is neutral, and what do their arguments suggest about the relationship between legal systems, racial power, and democracy?