Sheleff, Leon Shaskolsky, <br/><br/>
The future of tradition :  customary law, common law, and legal pluralism / 
Leon Sheleff. 
 - viii, 512 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-497) and index. 
<br/><br/> Background: custom-made law --  Pluralism in the modern world --  Tribalism - vague but valid --  Whither the state? customary law as common law --  The framework: the invention of discovery --  Between recognition and repugnancy --  The right to group rights --  Belonging and identity --  The local tribe in the global village --  The trials of tribal courts --  The issues: land is forever --  Holy rites and sacred sites --  A reasonable "cultural" defense --  From harm to harmony --  For shame --  Family matters --  Women and children first --  Special topics: proving the customary rule --  Academic questions --  Accounting for the past --  Beyond the law --  Conclusion: history in the making --  Community in society.  Part 1.  Part 2.  Part 3.  Part 4.  Part 5. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0714649538 9780714649535 0714680125 9780714680125 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99020646 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Customary law<br/>Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.<br/>Indigenous peoples--Social life and customs<br/>Legal polycentricity
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K282  / .S53 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>340.5