Normative Pluralism as an Effect of the Normal Functioning of Legal Institutions

Abstract

Normative pluralism is not only the effect of social change, globalization or the diversification of legal institutions. These are, of course, relevant factors that contribute to the phenomenon of legal pluralism. However, one should not forget or underestimate that the legal system itself produces pluralism because it is just working how it should. The article emphasizes the endogenous dynamic within the legal system in order to explain legal pluralism. The modern legislative process, the increasing relevance of judge-made law and the diversification of a norm into different »states of aggregation« provide examples to prove this.