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The Oñati Socio-Legal Series (ISSN 2079-5971) is an international peer-reviewed on-line journal which publishes work within the field of law and society. This is broadly defined to include work which makes a significant contribution to the understanding and analysis of law as a set of social institutions, processes, practices or techniques, using any methodologies and approaches from the social sciences and humanities. Oñati Socio-Legal Series is a 100% Open Access journal and is owned and published by the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law.

Oñati Socio-Legal Series publishes original pieces of research. Papers previously published as preprints or working papers are accepted, as well as original reviews of literature. Papers are first reviewed at desk and, if pre-accepted, are sent out to double-blind peer-review by at least two external referees. Authors retain the copyright of their work at all times.

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Katrin Seidel and Martin Ramstedt (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) present Oñati Socio-Legal Series 15(5): Decolonising Plural Legal Orders, Decentring Epistemological Paradigms

02-10-2025

Can legal pluralism, meant to manage diversity, actually reinforce old colonial hierarchies? This special issue explores how post-empire legal arrangements may perpetuate inequality and offers tools to build more inclusive legal frameworks. Six contributions reveal why rethinking legal pluralism is more urgent than ever.

Watch Katrin and Martin's video here: https://youtu.be/fVfspAZUB8c

Or read the special issue, here: https://doi.org/10.35295/155

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Vol. 15 No. 5 (2025): Decolonising Plural Legal Orders, Decentring Epistemological Paradigms
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Issue edited by Katrin Seidel (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) and Martin Ramstedt (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg).

Published: 01-10-2025
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