Topics covered include the interaction of legal systems within a legal circle, inter-systemic interactions, reasons for the failure and success of legal modernization, legal pluralism, and its effects on Asian societies.
“Jany’s dense book is packed with highly interesting details. … The significance of this book is clear, nonetheless. Not many can write a book like this one, pulling together a daunting amount of information. Professor Jany’s ambitious and painstaking work offers readers essential reference materials and a much-needed foundation for linking a great diversity of legal traditions to one another. His book marks a timely and welcome occasion to promote a dialogue among jurists, historians, theologians, philosophers, anthropologists, and anyone else interested in the evolution of laws … .” (Marie Seong-Hak Kim, Rechtsgeschichte – Legal History Rg, Issue 30, 2022)
Janos Jany is head of the Institute of International Studies at Pazmany University, Hungary. As a trained lawyer (LLM, PhD) and scholar of oriental cultures (BA,MA, PhD) he dedicated his academic career to Asian legal traditions focusing on the Middle Eastern tradition (Islamic, Jewish, Persian laws). He publishes books and scholarly articles by high standard international publishers and journals across the globe.