Hell cannot be other people

Many regions around the world have a plurality of cultures resulting in “legal diversity” within a single political entity, meaning the co-existence of several coherent normative systems creating rights and obligations and generating disputes. When State judges come to terms with and respect this diversity, they find themselves in a sensitive situation which has its difficulties, but also one that brings a better understanding of others and an opportunity to bridge the gap and find personal fulfilment. Judging in this way, with the possibility of applying “another” law, is a part of the judicial remit in several countries in the French-speaking world, as shown in a collective work published recently under the aegis of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie.