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Is willfully obtuse
Nope. Is trying - unsuccessfully, apparently - to point out how arrogant and offending the use of "ours" is in a supposedly scholarly work: I am the byproduct of a so-called "western" culture, yet don't recognize the law system under which my country of origin operates are being covered by this "ours" used in the title.
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From the homepage: > I teach at Santa Clara University in the Law School. This spring I am teaching Economic Analysis of Law, and a seminar on Legal Systems Very Different From Ours.
Doesn't answer the question
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Is willfully obtuse
Nope. Is trying - unsuccessfully, apparently - to point out how arrogant and offending the use of "ours" is in a supposedly scholarly work: I am the byproduct of a so-called "western" culture, yet don't recognize the law system under which my country of origin operates are being covered by this "ours" used in the title.
Arrogant maybe if it said "the best." But it didn't, it said "ours."
Offending maybe if it said "Shit legal systems." But it didn't, it said "Legal systems."
It isn't really reaching to make a few assumptions. On an English speaking website, owned by an American accelerator in California, with a majority of American users, is it hard to assume that "ours" means "American?"
- Common law
- Case law (popular in Anglo countries)
- Civil law (popular in Western European countries)
Ours, whos?
It refers to common and civil law, the two dominant legal traditions in the world. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law#/media/File:Map_of_...
Both arose in Europe, and have been promulgated throughout the world.
These other legal traditions are often highlighted and discussed to show what assumptions the current dominant systems rely upon and what their biases tend to be.
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Is willfully obtuse
Nope. Is trying - unsuccessfully, apparently - to point out how arrogant and offending the use of "ours" is in a supposedly scholarly work: I am the byproduct of a so-called "western" culture, yet don't recognize the law system under which my country of origin operates are being covered by this "ours" used in the title.
English, unfortunately, does not distinguish between these cases. “Ours” can mean “mine and yours” or it can mean “mine and that of some other people.”
The author clearly means the latter, and you’re getting offended over your own misunderstand.
The list doesn't include Western laws. - Common law - Case law (popular in Anglo countries) - Civil law (popular in Western European countries)
The list doesn't include Western laws. - Common law - Case law (popular in Anglo countries) - Civil law (popular in Western European countries)
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