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Reflecting on prejudices in law is difficult because all in law is prejudice. This is due to the ubiquitous place of culture in law. Another obstacle is that, although uncovering common sense and prejudices make particular sense in science, in the field of law, science is challenged, and it exists only in certain legal systems, so it could be considered in itself as a prejudice. This chapter outlines the different aspects of the role played by culture in the field of law. It also tries to chart the basic idiosyncrasies in law.
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Zenati-Castaing, F. (2023). The Cultural Dimension of Law. In: Bergé, JS. (eds) The A Priori Method in the Social Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38260-4_2
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