Decolonisation of Legal Knowledge - 9780367176464

Taylor & Francis

The premise of this book is that legal theory in general, and criticial legal theory in particular, do not facilitate the identification of choices being made in the different facets of law -- whether in the enacting, interpreting, administering or theorising of law.   > The premise of this book is that legal theory in general, and critical legal theory in particular, do not facilitate the identification of choices being made in the different facets of law -- whether in the enacting, interpreting, administering or theorising of law. > Acknowledgements Introduction Decolonisation of Knowledge: Whose Responsibility by Amita Dhanda & Archana Parashar 1. Development and the Limits of State Politics: rethinking Emancipatory Politics in Contemporary Africa by Michael Neocosmos 2. The Successful Failing of Legal Theory by Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos 3. Power and Responsibility: The Curse of Spider-Man by Francesca Dominello 4. International Laws and the Discx