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Author:   Leon Shaskolsky Sheleff
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.120kg
ISBN:  

9780714649535

ISBN 10:   0714649538
Pages:   520
Publication Date:   30 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Background; Chapter 1 Custom-Made Law; Chapter 2 Pluralism in the Modern World; Chapter 3 Tribalism – Vague but Valid; Chapter 4 Whither the State?; Chapter 5 Customary Law as Common Law; Part 2 The Framework; Chapter 6 The Invention of Discovery; Chapter 7 Between Recognition and Repugnancy; Chapter 8 The Right to Group Rights; Chapter 9 Belonging and Identity; Chapter 10 The Local Tribe in the Global Village; Chapter 11 The Trials of Tribal Courts; Part 3 The Issues; Chapter 12 Land is Forever; Chapter 13 Holy Rites and Sacred Sites; Chapter 14 A Reasonable ‘Cultural’ Defense; Chapter 15 From Harm to Harmony; Chapter 16 For Shame; Chapter 17 Family Matters; Chapter 18 Women and Children First; Part 4 Special Topics; Chapter 19 Proving the Customary Rule; Chapter 20 Academic Questions; Chapter 21 Accounting for the Past; Chapter 22 Beyond the Law; Part 5 Conclusions; Chapter 23 History in the Making; Chapter 24 Community in Society;

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Leon Sheleff Tel Aviv University

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