Legal Culture and Identity in Central Eastern Europe: 13

Legal culture has in recent years generated a lively scholarly discourse. Central and Eastern Europe presents a unique case study with shared historical experience and a future in the EU. But national constitutional identities have also received attention. We bring together scholars from different backgrounds, with different foci and methodologies. Legal culture has in recent years generated a lively scholarly discourse. This ranges from theoretical attempts to conceptualise and categorise legal cultures, to empirical efforts to measure it. Central and Eastern Europe presents a unique case study: shared experience of empires, of socialism, and a future in the EU, as well as life on the periphery bind the region together. At the same time, we are seeing a resurgence of the concepts of national legal and constitutional identities. These emphasise national characteristics and interests in the face of an ever-closer integration. Appropriately, this volume brings together scholars from different backgrounds to shed light on these issues using a range of different foci and methodologies.