Law and Culture Reconceptualization and Case Studies

“Stępień and Klakla … have published an edited volume on the topic of ‘law and culture’. They offer original re-conceptualizations of legal culture and customary law, as well as case studies, strongly supported by empirical methods, on the relationships between law and culture. … One of the strengths of the book is that it includes a variety of cases from different countries, cultures, traditions and legal systems. … This variety enriches the topics and increases the value of the book.” (Rafif Zarea, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, Vol. 35, 2022)

Mateusz Stępień is Professor of Sociology of Law in the Faculty on Law and Administration at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. His research interests focus on exploring the cultural dimension of law. He published papers on Chinese constitutionalism, Confucianism, images in judicial opinions, representative bureaucracy. He is currently working on the subject of judicial empathy and legal placebo. 

Jan Bazyli Klakla is a graduate of law, sociology and comparative culture studies at the Jagiellonian University and postgraduate studies in international migrations at the University of Warsaw. He is preparing two doctoral dissertations - in law at the Department of Sociology of Law of the Jagiellonian University and in sociology at the Institute of Sociology of the Jagiellonian University.