General editorial.

• Author: Paliwala, Abdul
• Position: Editorial

We are delighted to offer our readers this special issue on Legal Pluralism. While colonial 'traditionalisms' continue to influence our post-colonial discussions of the subject, the topic has become of much broader significance with contemporary developments such as the new Lex Mercatoria, a revived Sharia and the plural governance mechanisms for cyberspace. This issue is therefore offered to readers in the hope of inspiring new debates.

We are grateful to Dr. Fauzia Shariff for taking responsibility as Issue Editor and commend her energy, efficiency and growing authority in the subject. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our reviewers for their care, fairness and constructive suggestions. Finally, I would like to thank Sabrina...