A theory of tradition? : the changing presence of the past -- Between traditions : identity, persuasion and survival -- A Chthonic legal tradition : to recycle the world -- A Talmudic legal tradition : the perfect author -- A civil law tradition : the centrality of the person -- An Islamic legal tradition : the law of a later revelation -- A common law tradition : the ethic of adjudication -- A Hindu legal tradition : the law as king, but which law? -- A Confucian legal tradition : make it new (with Marx?) -- Reconciling legal traditions : sustainable diversity in law.