Nonlegalism

Near-synonym: antilegalism

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Within each dimension of organizational activity (B.1,2, & 3 in the table), in moving from the legalistic to the deregulatory mode, two kinds of changes occur: first, thre is less supervision by the external, lawmaking agency; and, second, to the extent supervision and interaction remain, the style (or mode) is more flexible, spontaneous, innovative, discretionary, and so on. (No wonder nonlegalism is emotionally appealing!)

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[…] nonlegalism is often contrasted to the legalism of other ' patriarchal ' systems.

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In the GATT dispute settlement procedures, Japan believed in nonlegalism or pragmatism, and preferred negotiaion and diplomatic settlement.

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