Fifteenth Global Studies Conference

Abstract

The topic of global crisis is a timely one. In the wake of a global pandemic and with the recent outbreak of war there is much reason to believe that more and similar crises will occur in the future. In response, it is quite natural that the global public will look to various institutions and agencies, to various customs and traditions, to family and relations as potential sources of relief. In fact, there is also a legal dimension to such expectations and preparations. As a way of providing perspective and a broader understanding of these questions, it may be useful to examine them within the context of the three globally promulgated methods of law, Islamic, Civilian, and Anglophone. This paper addresses in general terms how response to such crises might be shaped by these different legal cultures in the twenty-first century atmosphere of globalization.