Law and the City

Law and the City offers a lateral critical and often unexpected description of some of the most important cities in the world including Moscow Istanbul Berlin Singapore Athens Mexico City Toronto Sydney Johannesburg: each one from a distinctive legal perspective. An invaluable 'guide' to adopting a different approach to the city and its history culture and everyday experience Law and the City is not simply an exploration of the relationship between these two spheres. It details: a flourishing of lawâs spatiality and urban legal locality an unfolding of both the juridical urban body and the cityâs legal dreams of both the âurban lawâ and the âjuridical polisâ. Enlightening and at the same time problematizing the reader this volume is an innovative collection of truly global dimensions that will prove compelling reading both for specialists and for critical travellers. . Language: English