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The worldwide diffusion of Human Rights is part of the globalisation of law, which might lead to a global homogenisation of legal processes. But anthropological accounts tell another story: There is an increasing "glocalisation" of laws like the Human Rights, i.e. specific local interpretations of legal globalisation processes. For example, indigenous organisations use Human Rights rhetoric almost like weapon in their struggle against the state. In the seminar, different local interpretations of Human Rights will be discussed.

Bibliography:

Merry, Sally E. (2006): Transnational Human Rights and Local Activism: Mapping the Middle. In: American Anthropologist 108, 1: 38-51.
Randeria, Shalini (2003): Glocalization of Law: Evironmental Justice, World Bank, NGOs and the Cunning State in India. In: Current Sociology (London et al.) 51, 3-4: 305-328.
Wilson, Richard A. (ed. 1997): Human Rights, Culture & Context: Anthropological Perspectives. London/Sterling: Pluto Press (Anthropology, Culture & Society). viii, 227 pp.