"nonlegalism" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1982, William H. Clune, The Deregulation Critique of the Federal Role in Education, page 38:",
          "text": "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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          "text": "[…] nonlegalism is often contrasted to the legalism of other ' patriarchal ' systems.",
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          "text": "In the GATT dispute settlement procedures, Japan believed in nonlegalism or pragmatism, and preferred negotiaion and diplomatic settlement.",
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          "text": "In the balance between legalism and nonlegalism, the latter prevailed. The Iranians avoided legal arguments about the exact meaning of Article VI of the 1921 Soviet-Iranian friendship treaty (see Qavam's comment to Stalin above).",
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