Title: Little injustices Laura Nader looks at the law /
Authors: Nader, Laura.; Rockefeller, Terry Kay.; Public Broadcasting Associates.; Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Publisher: Documentary Educational Resources,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Consumer protection Law and legislation United States; Consumer complaints United States.; Zapotec Indians Mexico San Miguel Talea de Castro Politics and government.; Justice, Administration of Mexico San Miguel Talea de Castro.; Justice, Administration of United States; Sociological jurisprudence.; San Miguel Talea de Castro (Mexico) Politics and government.; United States Politics and government
Abstract: Anthropologist Laura Nader compares the resolution of everyday legal complaints as conducted in a small Zapotec Indian village and in the United States. Studies are based on a 10-year study of 5000 consumer complaints. She discusses the legal procedures and remedies, and comments on the problems of impersonal law.