European Conquest and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Paperback)

Paul Keal

ISBN 10: 0521531799 / ISBN 13: 9780521531795

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003

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Paperback. Paul Keal examines the historical role of international law and political theory in justifying the dispossession of indigenous peoples as part of the expansion of international society. He argues that, paradoxically, law and political theory can now underpin the recovery of indigenous rights. At the heart of contemporary struggles is the core right of self-determination, and Keal argues for recognition of indigenous peoples as 'peoples' with the right of self-determination in constitutional and international law, and for adoption of the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly. He asks whether the theory of international society can accommodate indigenous peoples and considers the political arrangements needed for states to satisfy indigenous claims. The book also questions the moral legitimacy of international society and examines notions of collective guilt and responsibility. Paul Keal argues for the recognition of indigenous peoples as 'peoples' with the right of self-determination in constitutional and international law. Questioning the moral legitimacy of international society, and examining notions of collective guilt and responsibility, Keal's accessible study provides an important insight into contemporary international society. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: European Conquest and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Paperback)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521531799
• ISBN 13: 9780521531795
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

An examination of the rights and representation of indigenous peoples in the expansion of international society.

Informazioni sull?autore

Paul Keal is a Fellow of the Department of International Relations at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University. He is the author of Unspoken Rules and Super Power Dominance (1983), editor of Ethics and Foreign Policy (1992), and with Andrew Mack, co-editor of Security and Arms Control in the North Pacific (1988).