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I agree with the thrust of his argument, but consider the treatment of ‘legal pluralism’ as a distinct perspective rather than as a form of phenomenon to be more widespread than he suggests. Galligan 2007, ch. 10, acknowledges the existence of parallel legal orders, and gives a quite balanced critique of ‘extended legal pluralism’ and its concerns. However, he refers to ‘legal pluralists’ and criticises them for adopting too broad or too vague conceptions of law. 25 O’Brian in this passage emphasises conflict, competition and tension between sets of norms, but relations are more varied than that and can include supplementation, reinforcement, co-optation, or peaceful co-existence, for example.
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