How to Ensure Predictability in Legal Pluralism (Hardback Book)

Name: How to Ensure Predictability in Legal Pluralism (Hardback Book)
Brand: Bohlau Verlag

Bohlau Verlag

How did pre-modern merchants provide for predictability in situations of legal pluralism? What kind of practices did merchants use to make other parties act according to their expectations? In spheres of legal pluralism, different normative framings always overlapped and had to be negotiated in order to manage expectations. How did the actors in premodern trade decide on the framing they would act upon? The contributors discuss various means to cope with legal pluralism in place in Northern Europe, from trust and diplomacy to violence and normative orders. Taken together, the contributions show that merchants and their communities did not strive for a unification and harmonization of laws according to modern statehood, but for an enhancement of their particular group\u2019s position in a\n\nHow to Ensure Predictability in Legal Pluralism\nMerchants and their Interaction in Late Medieval Europe\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery u;