Introduction -- Recognition -- Law in time and space : dimensions of legal pluralism -- Translation : evidentiary fact, language and law -- Proof : the Ngurrara Canvas -- Negotiated agreements -- Conclusion
Summary
This book takes up the postcolonial challenge for law and explains how the problems of legal recognition for Indigenous peoples are tied to an orthodox theory of law. Constructing a theory of legal pluralism that is both critical of law's epistemological and ontological presuppositions, as well as discursive in engaging a dialogue between legal traditions, Anker focusses on prominent aspects of legal discourse and process such as sovereignty, proof, cultural translation and negotiation. With case studies and examples principally drawn from Australia and Canada, the book seeks to set state law
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-229) and index
