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According to Wise, what context of legal culture is essential to understanding legal change?
According to Wise, what context of legal culture is essential to understanding legal change?
The international dimension
What was the subject of the 1987 case that garnered significant public attention?
What was the subject of the 1987 case that garnered significant public attention?
A dispute over burial rights between a widow and members of her late husband's Luo clan
What is a key characteristic of the literature on diffusion of law?
What is a key characteristic of the literature on diffusion of law?
It does not belong to a single research tradition
Who are some of the notable scholars whose works are rooted in reception studies?
Who are some of the notable scholars whose works are rooted in reception studies?
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What is the concept that recognizes the coexistence of multiple, overlapping legal orders?
What is the concept that recognizes the coexistence of multiple, overlapping legal orders?
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What mechanism of legal change is tied to the idea of interlegality?
What mechanism of legal change is tied to the idea of interlegality?
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What is the primary goal of structural adjustment and modernizing programs in reforming legal systems?
What is the primary goal of structural adjustment and modernizing programs in reforming legal systems?
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What do comparative lawyers like Gordley and Ewald emphasize as crucial in understanding legal doctrine?
What do comparative lawyers like Gordley and Ewald emphasize as crucial in understanding legal doctrine?
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What is the story of Gordley's account of the origins of contract doctrine?
What is the story of Gordley's account of the origins of contract doctrine?
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What is the significance of Ewald's work on the German BGB in relation to classical Roman law?
What is the significance of Ewald's work on the German BGB in relation to classical Roman law?
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What is the relationship between the diffusion of law and the concept of interlegality?
What is the relationship between the diffusion of law and the concept of interlegality?
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How do legal traditions influence the diffusion of law?
How do legal traditions influence the diffusion of law?
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What is an example of the influence of international law on national law, as mentioned in the text?
What is an example of the influence of international law on national law, as mentioned in the text?
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What concept is described as an 'irreducible continuum' in the text?
What concept is described as an 'irreducible continuum' in the text?
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What is the term used to describe the study of the influence of one legal system on another?
What is the term used to describe the study of the influence of one legal system on another?
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What movement is mentioned in the text as adapting municipal law concepts, such as lien and equity?
What movement is mentioned in the text as adapting municipal law concepts, such as lien and equity?
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What is the term used to describe the coexistence of multiple legal orders or systems?
What is the term used to describe the coexistence of multiple legal orders or systems?
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What is an example of reciprocal influence between legal systems mentioned in the text?
What is an example of reciprocal influence between legal systems mentioned in the text?
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