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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > sociology of law > colonization as legal transplants
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > sociology of law > colonization as legal transplants
social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > sociology of law > colonization as legal transplants

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colonization as legal transplants  

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  • Scholars usually attribute the term legal transplants in comparative law to Alan Watson. It refers to moving a rule, institution, or system of law from one country to another, or from one people to another. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Transplants, Colonization as Legal]

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