Publication Date
5-18-1955
Abstract
Attempts to clarify the problem of law among non-literate peoples has been largely one of isolating with accuracy its distinguishing characteristics. Non-literate law is not written down or codified. Often, it is not sustained by any formal police force, and courts are lacking. Legislation, in the proper sense of the term, may be an attribute of developed legal systems only
Document Type
Thesis
Language
English
Degree Name
Anthropology
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Anthropology
First Committee Member (Chair)
Willard Willams Hill
Second Committee Member
Leslie Spier
Third Committee Member
Harry Wetherald Basehart
Recommended Citation
Funk, Elizabeth C.. "An Approach to the Study of Non-Literate Law in Three North American Societies." (1955). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds/99
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