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1 online resource (267 pages) |
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Cultural Diversity and Law |
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Cultural diversity and law.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1. An introductory overview; No somos ángeles: introduction to this book; Objectives and research question; Research setting; Research question; Research design and methodology; Methodology; The researcher; Ethics; Outline of the book; 2. Legal pluralism, multiculturalism, and the state; Introduction; Customary law; Studying customary law; Legal anthropology and pluralism; Interlegality; Forum shopping; Bringing the state in; Indian-state relations; Multiculturalism |
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Collective rights vs. individual rightsSovereignty and subsidiarity; Conclusion; 3. Legal pluralism in Ecuador; Introduction; Historical overview; The "long nineteenth century"; Land reforms in the twentieth century; Constitutional changes in 1998; CONAIE; The Constitution of 1998; Lack of coordinating rules; The Montecristi Constitution; The two constitutions compared; Taking up the challenge of coordination; Conclusion; 4. The parish of Zumbahua: Cohesion and conflict; Fiesta in Zumbahua -- part I; Zumbahua: past and present; Fiesta in Zumbahua -- part II; Life in the parish; Conclusion |
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5. Conflicts, authorities, and proceduresIntroduction; Understanding disputes; Conflict and conflict resolution in Zumbahua; Local authorities; Provincial authorities; Whom to turn to?; Conclusion; 6. Interlegality at the teniente político's office; Introduction; The teniente político; Historical overview; The teniente político in Zumbahua; Rosita vs. Miguel trial: getting started; Rosita vs. Miguel trial: the procedure; Rosita vs. Miguel trial: the settlement; Analysis: the teniente político's juridical role; Conclusion; 7. Trouble in Tigua; Introduction; Tigua: a bird's eye view |
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The Toaquizas vs. the community: the chargeThe Toaquizas vs. the community: the verdict; Toaquizas vs. the community: the appeal; Conclusion; 8. The La Cocha-Guantópolo murder case; Introduction; The La Cocha murder case of 2002; Murder in Zumbahua; In the national legal system; The two murder cases compared; Todo es político; Conclusion; 9. Conclusion; Settlement of internal conflicts; Legal pluralism revisited; The challenge of diversity; Indian-state relationships; Bibliography; Index |
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Print version record |
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Legal polycentricity -- Ecuador
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Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Ecuador
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Dispute resolution (Law) -- Ecuador
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Customary law -- Ecuador
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Customary law
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Dispute resolution (Law)
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Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Legal polycentricity
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Ecuador
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317039198 |
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131703919X |
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