The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

5.2k citations
494 papers · indexed · active since 1950

Impact in

  • Law top 1%
    • Law in Society and Culture
    • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
    • Legal Issues in South Africa
    • Legal Studies and Policies
  • Soil Science top 10%
    • Land Rights and Reforms

Papers in

  • Law 195
    • Law in Society and Culture 67
    • Legal Issues in South Africa 60
    • Judicial and Constitutional Studies 49
    • Comparative and International Law Studies 38
    • Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law 24
    • Land Rights and Reforms 78

The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

397 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Peers

The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law
Comparison fields: 5 of 121
  • Law 1.8k
  • Soil Science 870
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.8k
  • Anthropology 626
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.4k
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About The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

The 494 papers published in The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law in the last decades have received a total of 5.2k indexed citations . Papers published in The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law usually cover Law (195 papers), Soil Science (79 papers), Political Science and International Relations (151 papers), Anthropology (60 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (199 papers) specifically the topics of Land Rights and Reforms (78 papers), Law in Society and Culture (67 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (60 papers), Judicial and Constitutional Studies (49 papers), Comparative and International Law Studies (38 papers), Human Rights and Development (33 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (27 papers) and Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law (24 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law are John Griffiths, Marc Galanter, Keebet von Benda-Beckmann, Francis Snyder, Gordon R. Woodman, Bertram Turner, Sally Engle Merry, Jacques Vanderlinden, Franz von Benda‐Beckmann and William Twining.

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