Everyday Justice in Myanmar

What did other experts say about the book?
 
”Everyday Justice in Myanmar is a fascinating and outstanding collection of essays that are original, field-based, empirically rich, easily accessible, theoretically informed, and policy relevant. It offers unparalleled insight into one of the least understood topics in Myanmar and will appeal to ordinary readers as well as academics, policy makers, and humanitarian agencies.” ~ Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung, Univ. of Massachusetts
 
 ”A remarkable examination of local dispute settlement practices, often outside the formal apparatus of state institutions. The coverage, the meticulous specificity, and the ethnic diversity of these essays make them a unique contribution to the study of ‘vernacular justice’. A successful experiment worth emulating elsewhere.” ~ James C. Scott, Yale University
 
”People who feel the sharp end of the law do not wish for no law at all but for laws that suit them. This fresh and rich research demonstrates the exploitative strategies of the powerful, and the imaginative counter strategies of the resourceful in Myanmar’s dramatically changing legal landscape.” ~ Christian Lund, University of Copenhagen
  
”A book on legal pluralism in the margins of Myanmar, let alone a collaborative one between researchers from there and abroad, would a decade ago have been scarcely imaginable. Today we have that book. Making good on the promise of ethnography to think in proximity with its subjects, Everyday Justice in Myanmar upends statist approaches to law, and challenges outdated ways of thinking and researching this mainland Southeast Asian country. The authors track disputes along hillside paths and urban lanes, through encounters with village chiefs and spirit mediums, into bargaining with brokers and militants. Competing sovereignties vie for attention; legal and religious orders jostle for space. Every chapter reveals worlds of meaning in the book’s title. What an eye-opener this book is!” ~ Nick Cheesman, Australian National University

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