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Telesetsky, Anastasia --- "Legal pluralism – linking law and culture in natural resource co-management and environmental compliance" [2017] ELECD 1598; in Nafziger, A.R. James (ed), "Comparative Law and Anthropology" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 116

Book Title: Comparative Law and Anthropology

Editor(s): Nafziger, A.R. James

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781955178

Section: Chapter 7

Section Title: Legal pluralism – linking law and culture in natural resource co-management and environmental compliance

Author(s): Telesetsky, Anastasia

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

While a plurality of legal systems exist within many contested natural resource regimes, this reality of law and culture has not been recognized by most national or local policymakers. For laws to be effectively implemented, legislators will need to increase their awareness of how humans interact within communities. This chapter argues that lawyers concerned with enforcement and compliance of public laws would benefit from acknowledging the efficacy of a pluralistic approach to natural resource management. Using recent examples from efforts to implement marine protected areas and to improve fishing compliance, this chapter suggests that there are untapped opportunities to apply findings from anthropological fieldwork to help design and refine natural resource policy implementation efforts.