Moving beyond and towards Liberal Legalism: Legal Anthropology and the Liberal Rule of Law

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https://doi.org/10.15460/ethnoscripts.2025.27.1.2456

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liberal legalism, authoritarian governance, ethnographic legal studies, legal anthropology

Abstract

Liberal legalism is under attack from authoritarian movements worldwide. Legal anthropology must respond by studying both: alternative legal orders and how liberal law itself is being transformed and weaponised.

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Received

2025-08-25

Accepted

2025-09-01

Published

2025-12-02

How to Cite

Bens, J., & Vetters, L. (2025). Moving beyond and towards Liberal Legalism: Legal Anthropology and the Liberal Rule of Law. Ethnoscripts, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.15460/ethnoscripts.2025.27.1.2456

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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2025): Jewish Cultural Heritage, Minority Agency, and the State

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Think Pieces

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Copyright (c) 2025 Jonas Bens, Larissa Vetters

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