Indigenous Sovereignty and the Democratic Project

This book is concerned with the contrast between indigenous claims based on pre-contract rights to land, resources and, crucially, self-government, and the sovereign prerogatives claimed by liberal-democratic settler states. It is based on a number of key events in the political struggles of indigenous minorities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States and is written to appeal to lawyers and jurists, particularly those working in Native Title law, philosophers, culture theorists and critical legal theorists.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction. Nations Within: 'We are only demanding our country'; Playing with the umpire. Long Live The King!: Long live the king!; The act of state; State and nation. Born To Rule: We the people; Imagining the people; The appeal to heaven; Born to rule. Indigenous Sovereignty: Applications and limitations; On a new republic; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Dr Steven Curry is Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne, Australia. He previously worked at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Curry, Curry Steven
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2020
• EAN: 9781138258327
• ISBN: 978-1-138-25832-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Applied Legal Philosophy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state