{"product_id":"indigenous-peoples-and-the-law-9781841137957","title":"Indigenous Peoples and the Law","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndigenous Peoples and the Law\u003c\/em\u003e provides an historical, comparative and contextual analysis of various legal and policy issues affecting Indigenous peoples. It focuses on the common law jurisdictions of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, as well as relevant international law developments. Edited by Benjamin J. Richardson, Shin Imai, and Kent McNeil, this collection of new essays features 13 contributors, including many Indigenous scholars, drawn from around the world. The book provides a pithy overview of the subject-matter, enabling readers to appreciate the seminal issues, precedents and international legal trends of most concern to Indigenous peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first half of \u003cem\u003eIndigenous Peoples and the Law\u003c\/em\u003e takes an historical perspective of the principal jurisdictions, canvassing, in particular, themes of Indigenous sovereignty, status and identity, and the movement for Indigenous self-determination. It also examines these issues in an international context, including the Inter-American human rights regime and the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part of the book canvasses some contemporary issues and claims of Indigenous peoples, including land rights, mobility rights, community self-governance, environmental governance, alternative dispute resolution processes, the legal status of Aboriginal women, and the place of Indigenous legal traditions and legal theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough an introductory volume designed primarily for readers without advanced understanding of Indigenous legal issues, \u003cem\u003eIndigenous Peoples and the Law\u003c\/em\u003e should also appeal to seasoned scholars, policy-makers, lawyers, and others who are knowledgeable of such issues in their own jurisdiction and wish to learn more about developments in other places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596661276908,"sku":"9781841137957","price":109.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/391a221e13143f218efb24ccee256573.jpg?v=1777940286","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/indigenous-peoples-and-the-law-9781841137957","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}