The Multiplicity of Legal Orders This episode reviews Chapter Five of Kitty Calavita’s Law and Society, which explores the concept of legal pluralism—the coexistence of multiple legal systems and practices within the same place and time. The discussion highlights examples such as the overlapping layers of federal, state, and local laws in the United States, as well as the complexities of administrative law, with its decentralized decision-making and potential for uneven outcomes. It also examines supranational frameworks like the European Union and the World Trade Organization, showing how these systems interact with national and local laws. In addition, the chapter looks at colonial and postcolonial contexts, where grafted and hybridized legal systems often sparked resistance and adaptation by Indigenous peoples, and it traces the growing influence of human rights discourse worldwide. Ultimately, Calavita emphasizes that law is multifaceted, encompassing formal state regulations, informal norms, and hybrid arrangements that continually interact and reshape one another.