Mapping Marriage Law in Spanish Gitano Communities

by Susan Drummond

Overview

Susan Drummond investigates what happens when the voices of comparative law and legal anthropology are invited to speak to each other. She forges this hybrid form of comparative work through small- and large-scale studies of Gitano marriage law as it emerges in a Western European state, in a modern urban centre, and in particular communities and families. Ultimately, she brings the international, national, and cultural dimensions of law into play with one another and contemplates how all of these influences bear on the spirit of Andalusian Gitano marriage law. The result is an ethos of marriage law in a thoroughly mixed legal jurisdiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780774809252
Publisher:	University of British Columbia Press
Publication date:	12/12/2005
Series:	Law and Society
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Susan G. Drummond is associate professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: Le Guide du Routard

Synoptic Overview

Itinerary

Approach

Preparations

Souvenir

Chapter 1 State: Intersections in Spanish Family Law

The Persistence of "Otherness"

Religion’s Domain

Shifting Contexts for Legal Reform

Shifting Esprit des Lois

Women and the Spirit of Family Law

Weak and Deep Pluralism of the Official Family New Forms of Spanish Pluralism

The Contemporary Jurisdiction of Religion in the Official Family

Conflicting Dominions in Family Law

The Mystification of Reform through Law

Liminal Tones, Characters, and Moods

Chapter 2 Culture: Wanderings and Dwellings

Deep Pluralism and the Gypsies

A Jurisdictional Model of the Gypsies for a Jurisdictional Model of Gypsy Law

Matter out of Place

Reconceptualizing Gypsyhood

The Great Gitano Roundup: Rounding Off the State through Law

The Production of Gitanitude

Flamenco Puro and Pure Gitanitude

Chapter 3 Marriage: Hidden and Enacted Ius Commune

Hidden Constitutions

Multi-Sited Comparative Law

The Plurality of Ius Commune

Hidden Marriages

Hidden Marriages within Hidden Marriages

The Place of Gitano Family Law in Andalucia, Spain, and Europe

Conclusion: Voyage Through a Strange City

The Place of Jerez de la Frontera

A Wandering and a Dwelling Law

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What People are Saying About This

Nicholas Kasirer

A bold rejoinder to the growing body of scholarship that advocates the globalization of law, this important book champions social diversity as a fundamental aspect of what constitutes law . . . The book announces the arrival of a new thinker with an original perspective on comparative law and on the theory of legal systems generally.

From the Publisher

"A bold rejoinder to the growing body of scholarship that advocates the globalization of law, this important book champions social diversity as a fundamental aspect of what constitutes law . . . The book announces the arrival of a new thinker with an original perspective on comparative law and on the theory of legal systems generally."—Nicholas Kasirer, James McGill Professor of Law and Director, Centre of Private and Comparative Law, McGill University

"The book makes a significant contribution to two scholarly fields—- comparative law and legal anthropology—- that are rarely brought together with this degree of sophistication. This is really a terrific piece of scholarship, beautifully written, and on a subject of great importance. I think Susan Drummond will receive wide recognition as a leading voice in an emerging field of study."—David M. Engel, Distinguished Service Professor, Faculty of Law, SUNY Buffalo

David M. Engel

The book makes a significant contribution to two scholarly fields—- comparative law and legal anthropology—- that are rarely brought together with this degree of sophistication. This is really a terrific piece of scholarship, beautifully written, and on a subject of great importance. I think Susan Drummond will receive wide recognition as a leading voice in an emerging field of study.