This paper suggests that Afghanistan’s fractured plural legal system is beginning to show some signs of cohesion and coherence. I briefly describe the aspiration set out in the Constitution of Afghanistan and its mandate to legislators and jurists to harmonize Islamic jurisprudence, the principles of justice, customary norms, and international treaty obligations. I then discuss some of the setbacks, obstacles, and more recent progress that have shaped the journey towards that aspiration. The paper specifically addresses the role of lawyers as they learn to navigate the more coherent landscape and the development and impact of a nascent adversarial system. Finally, the paper addresses the role of customary dispute resolution and the bifurcated legal-education system, and their impact on the development of a more unified legal system.

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从规范的多元主义到阿富汗的统一法律体系？

本文表明，阿富汗支离破碎的多元法律体系开始显示出一些凝聚力和连贯性的迹象。我简要描述了阿富汗宪法中提出的愿望及其对立法者和法学家的授权，以协调伊斯兰法学、正义原则、习惯规范和国际条约义务。然后，我将讨论一些挫折、障碍和最近的进展，这些进展塑造了实现这一愿望的旅程。该论文专门讨论了律师在学习驾驭更加连贯的环境以及新生对抗系统的发展和影响时的作用。最后，本文探讨了习惯性争议解决和分叉的法律教育体系的作用，以及它们对发展更加统一的法律体系的影响。