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The Future of Tradition - Customary Law, Common Law and Legal Pluralism

English · Hardback

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List of contents

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;

About the author

Leon Sheleff Tel Aviv University

Summary

This study of the manner in which indigenous peoples can function in modern states offers a survey of tribal life.

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