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Outline Chiba's theory of law as presented in 1986 and assess to what extent this theory is relevant for the present course.
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Assignment 1 a) Outline Chiba's theory of law as presented in 1986 and assess to what extent this theory is relevant for the present course. b) Analyse Chiba (1989) and his 'new' theory of legal pluralism. What is actually new here? How does it relate to your discussion in part a)? c) In the light of a) and b) above, and your reading of comparative jurisprudence, What sense do you make of the term 'ethno-jurisprudence' in relation to Hindu law? In your view, can Chiba's new theory be applied anywhere in the world? Lecturer: Dr. Werner F. Menski The concept that there is no such thing as one 'Western theory of law' is reinforced further by Masaji Chiba (1986:1), a Japanese law professor, who refers to the dominant, positivist orientation of western law as "traditional, model jurisprudence". This thereby, also underlines his awareness of other Western schools of law. Glenn (2000) similarly indicates that...
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