Buch, Englisch, 520 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1120 g
Customary Law, Common Law and Legal Pluralism
Buch, Englisch, 520 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1120 g
ISBN: 978-0-7146-4953-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Recent years have seen an increased interest in the variety of cultures co-existing within one state, and a growing acknowledgement of the values ensconced in pluralistic social structures. this book examines the manner in which indigenous people can function in modern states, preserving their traditional customs, while simultaneously adapting aspects of their culture to the challenges posed by modern life. Whereas it was formerly assumed that these tribal frameworks were doomed to extinction, and some states even encouraged such a process, there has been a revival in their vitality, linked to a recognition of their rights.
The book offers a comprehensive survey of various aspects of tribal life, focusing on political issues such as the meaning of sovereignty, legal issues dealing with the role of custom and social issues concerned with sustaining communal life. A focused study is made of a whole series of legal factors, relating to possession and ownership of land, religious rites, the nature of polygamous marriages, the assertion of group rites, the manner of peacefully resolving disputes and allied questions. Recent judicial decisions are analysed as a reflection of the far-reaching changes that have taken place, in a process that has seen the former disregard of basic rights of indigenous people being replaced by an awareness of the injustices perpetrated in the past and a willingness to seek to redress them. The comparison between approaches of different English-speaking countries provides an account of interwoven developments.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
- Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtstheorie, Rechtsmethodik, Rechtsdogmatik, Rechtsprechungslehre
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
Weitere Infos & Material
Part 1 Background; Chapter 1 Custom-Made Law; Chapter 2 Pluralism in the Modern World; Chapter 3 Tribalism – Vague but Valid; Chapter 4 Whither the State?; Chapter 5 Customary Law as Common Law; Part 2 The Framework; Chapter 6 The Invention of Discovery; Chapter 7 Between Recognition and Repugnancy; Chapter 8 The Right to Group Rights; Chapter 9 Belonging and Identity; Chapter 10 The Local Tribe in the Global Village; Chapter 11 The Trials of Tribal Courts; Part 3 The Issues; Chapter 12 Land is Forever; Chapter 13 Holy Rites and Sacred Sites; Chapter 14 A Reasonable ‘Cultural’ Defense; Chapter 15 From Harm to Harmony; Chapter 16 For Shame; Chapter 17 Family Matters; Chapter 18 Women and Children First; Part 4 Special Topics; Chapter 19 Proving the Customary Rule; Chapter 20 Academic Questions; Chapter 21 Accounting for the Past; Chapter 22 Beyond the Law; Part 5 Conclusions; Chapter 23 History in the Making; Chapter 24 Community in Society;
