The cultural defense /

Renteln, Alison Dundes.

The cultural defense / Alison Dundes Renteln. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2004. - viii, 404 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-390) and index.

Pt.I. Law and culture -- Ch.1. Introduction -- Ch.2. Why culture matters for justice -- Pt.II. Culture conflicts in the courtroom -- Ch.3. Homicide -- Ch.4. Children -- Ch.5. Drugs -- Ch.6. Animals -- Ch.7. Marriage -- Ch.8. Attire -- Ch.9. The dead -- Pt.III. Toward a principle of maximum accommodation -- Ch.10. The cultural defense in theory and practice -- Ch.11. The right to culture.

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Culture and law.
Defense (Criminal procedure)--Sociological aspects.
Actions and defenses--Sociological aspects.