Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha

Whitecross, Richard W.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47925-5_7

All Outputs (5)

Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan. (2017)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2017). Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan. Buddhism, Law & Society, 2,

This paper presents a short history of the development of legal texts in Bhutan with some analysis of how the later texts reflect the globalized language of the rule of law refracted through recent attempts to anchor and legitimize Bhutanese court pr... Read More about Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan..

Lessons from the Doklam Pass: how little Bhutan faced down China over a border dispute (2017)
Newspaper / Magazine
Whitecross, R. (2017). Lessons from the Doklam Pass: how little Bhutan faced down China over a border dispute. https://theconversation.com/lessons-from-the-doklam-pass-how-little-bhutan-faced-down-china-over-a-border-dispute-84158

Whitecross, R. (2017). Lessons from the Doklam Pass: how little Bhutan faced down China over a border dispute. https://theconversation.com/lessons-from-the-doklam-pass-how-little-bhutan-faced-down-china-over-a-border-dispute-84158

Section 11 Orders and the “Abuse” Provisions: Family Lawyers’ Experience and Understanding of Section 11(7A)-(7E) (2017)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2017). Section 11 Orders and the “Abuse” Provisions: Family Lawyers’ Experience and Understanding of Section 11(7A)-(7E). Edinburgh Law Review, 21(2), 269-275. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2017.0419

No abstract available.

Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings. (2017)
Report
Whitecross, R., & Lindsay, C. (2017). Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings. Edinburgh: Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service

This report presents the findings of a small-scale study designed and undertaken by the researchers between October 2016 and February 2017. The research was commissioned by the Scottish Civil Justice Council. This chapter outlines the background to... Read More about Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings..

Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha (2017)
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. W. (2017). Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha. In J. D. Schmidt (Ed.), Development Challenges in Bhutan: Perspectives on Inequality and Gross National Happiness (115-134). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://do

During the 1990s, the High Court of Justice played a significant role in the promotion of Bhutanese culture, intertwining the development of the Bhutanese legal system with Bhutanese cultural traditions. Notably, the Research Unit of the High Court o... Read More about Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha.