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European conquest and the rights of indigenous peoples : the moral backwardness of international society / Paul Keal.

By:

Keal, Paul [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in international relations ; 92.Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003Description: ix, 258 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521824710
9780521824712
0521531799
9780521531795

Subject(s):

Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc

DDC classification:

323.1 22

LOC classification:

K3247 .K43 2003

Contents:

1. Bringing 'peoples' into international society -- 2. Wild 'men' and other tales -- 3. Dispossession and the purposes of international law -- 4. Recovering rights: land, self-determination and sovereignty -- 5. The political and moral legacy of conquest -- 6. Dealing with difference.

Summary: "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. Paradoxically, he argues, law and political theory can now form the basis of the recovery of indigenous rights. Arguing for the recognition of indigenous peoples as "peoples" with the right of self-determination in constitutional and international law, Keal questions the moral legitimacy of international society and examines concepts of collective guilt and responsibility."--Publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-250) and index.

"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. Paradoxically, he argues, law and political theory can now form the basis of the recovery of indigenous rights. Arguing for the recognition of indigenous peoples as "peoples" with the right of self-determination in constitutional and international law, Keal questions the moral legitimacy of international society and examines concepts of collective guilt and responsibility."--Publisher description.

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