The premier sociolegal studies journal in Asia, published by the China Institute for Socio-Legal Studies & Cambridge University Press.
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The papers contained herein discuss the interrelationship between law and geography within various Asian urban spaces, across a host of cities and countries in the region.
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The papers contained herein originate from a workshop entitled “Law and Geography in Urban Asia” that took place at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore in February 2025.
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The study examines the status of customary land rights in Indonesia, using the case of land grabbing on Padang Island, Riau Province. The findings illustrate that recommendation to respect customary land rights is still a work in progress.
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The Asian Journal of Law and Society is inviting applications for a new team of Editors-in-Chief to begin in January 2027. The deadline for applications is 31 August 2026. See the link:
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Shin-ichiro Ishida's article explores the complexities of land formalization and the ongoing struggles for land justice among the Îgembe of the Kenyan Central Highlands.
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The transformation of the socio-legal order of India, marked by new authoritarian forms of legality, has raised urgent questions about the majoritarian turn in law and society.
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Kazuaki Takemura's article examines how Egyptian law recognizes and deals with land that is stipulated as state property, but has been informally used and/or acquired by individuals as private property.
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Through several post-disaster cases, Yuka Kaneko’s article examines how local communities in Asia and Africa resist eviction and defend customary land and forestry rights against modern legal regimes shaped by “legal transplants.”
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We mourn the passing of Marc Galanter on April 14, a pioneering scholar whose work helped reshape the study of Law and Society. Galanter drew on his sustained engagement with India to question taken-for-granted Euro-American understandings of law.
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This special issue is about Revival of Customary Rights: An Implication from the Post-Disaster Eviction Cases
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Taken as a group, five articles provide a panoramic view of contested modernities in Asia, addressing a variety of cultures, religions, and political systems.
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Artikel saya baru terbit di @AsianJofLS ttg bagaimana konstruksi hukum pernikahan beda agama di Indonesia sbg pendekatan "incremental" utk merespon kompleksitas hubungan agama dan negara, dan peran MK yg justru mempersulit ruang negosiasi scr demokratis dan politik utk isu tsb.
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What does Habermas mean to the Chinese academia? International Association for Law and Interdisciplinary Studies @law_IALIS is pleased to co-host two online roundtables on Habermas with Beihang Univ. School of Law, Beihang Center for German Studies, and Tsinghua Univ. School of Law. Scan the QR codes for live streams at 7am EST March 18 and March 22.
