Colonising Myths

Name: Colonising Myths
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Māori Realities

By Ani Mikaere

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Colonising Myths brings together a series of papers by Ani Mikaere that reflect on the effect of Pakeha law, legal processes and teaching on Maori legal thought and practice. She discusses issues such as the ability of Maori to achieve justice when Maori law is marginalised;... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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Colonising Myths

This book brings together a series of papers that reflects on the effect of P?keh? law, legal processes, and teaching on M?ori legal thought and practice.

Description

Colonising Myths brings together a series of papers by Ani Mikaere that reflect on the effect of Pakeha law, legal processes and teaching on Maori legal thought and practice.

She discusses issues such as the ability of Maori to achieve justice when Maori law is marginalised; the need to confront racism in thinking, processes and structures; the impact of interpretations of the Treaty of Waitangi; the difficulty of redressing harm to Maori within the Pakeha legal system; and the importance of reinstating tikanga at the heart of Maori legal thinking and practice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781869694531

Publisher: Huia Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 January 2013

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Huia Publishers

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 442g

Pages: 380

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Ani Mikaere Education & Reference New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Published Non-Fiction

About the Author

Ani Mikaere is a barrister and solicitor and teaches Maori law and philosophy at Te Wananga-o-Raukawa. She has taught Maori law and Western law at the University of Auckland and the University of Waikato and has published widely on the impact of colonisation on Maori and Maori legal practices, biculturalism, Maori self-determination and the Treaty of Waitangi.