"Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America" analyses legal and constitutional developments in all states or regions outside of Europe as well as their regional and international integration. Founded in 1968 and inspired by decolonization and the idea of a cooperative new beginning, the Journal also promotes a special interest in contributions on 'Law and development'. The journal aims to provide a forum for a variety of perspectives on these fields of interest, be they focused on one country or comparative, theoretical or methodological in nature. Next to extensive articles, the journal publishes shorter reports about current events or conferences as well as book reviews. As a special service, each issue of "Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America" contains an international bibliography of relevant publications from around the world. This is compiled in cooperation with the Leibniz-Institute for Global and Regional Studies in Hamburg (GIGA). "Law and Politics" addresses authors and readers on all continents and aims to serve as a forum of mutual exchange. The journal is open for contributions from legal and social sciences as well as for analyses from practitioners. The journal is published quarterly and welcomes contributions in German, English, Spanish and French. Website: www.vrue.nomos.de
Scholars and judges have disagreed on an appropriate judicial definition of religion. Notably, scholarship has argued that definitions of religion are either underinclusive or over-inclusive. While this line of scholarship has achieved a significant...
This article addresses land legal conflicts in Brazil arising from the overlapping of protected areas with traditionally occupied territories. This legal practice is inspired by the American and European environmental protection models, which...
The dissolution of Parliament is one of the most important prerogatives of the Executive in Parliamentary and Semi-Presidential Systems. Nevertheless, most comparative legal systems have long regarded the use of such a prerogative as a...
Despite the formal end of colonial rule in Africa, (neo-)colonial structures continue shaping parts of the continent. Against this situation, the concept of an African Renaissance envisions the rebirth of the continent and its rise from oppression....
Research reveals that more women than men are victims of marital or spousal rape, a persistent issue in many African marriages due to the archaic belief that wives are the property of their husbands. This belief is rooted in the idea, that upon...
Post-colonial legal theory has tended to focus on the binary of the Global North and the Global South, but it may also be helpful to understand constitutional development and “democratic backsliding” in Eastern Europe. This is shown by William...