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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462676103321

Titolo

Between indigenous and settler governance / / edited by Lisa Ford and Tim Rowse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-203-08502-7

1-283-84501-6

1-136-19539-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FordLisa <1974->

RowseTim <1951->

YeatmanAnna

Disciplina

342.08/72

Soggetti

Indigenous peoples - Legal status, laws, etc

Jurisdiction

Indigenous peoples - Government relations

Aboriginal Australians - Legal status, laws, etc - Australia

Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc

Maori (New Zealand people) - Legal status, laws, etc

Indigenous peoples - Legal status, laws, etc - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A GlassHouse book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and maps; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; 1 Locating indigenous self-determination in the margins of settler sovereignty: an introduction; 2 Vattel in revolutionary America: from the rules of war to the rule of law; 3 Settler sovereignty and the shapeshifting Crown; 4 'It would only be just': a study of territoriality and trading posts along the Mackenzie River 1800-27; 5 Pan-nationalism as a crisis management strategy: John Ross and the Tahlequah conference of 1843

6 Obstacles to 'a proper exercise of jurisdiction' - sorcery andcriminal justice in the settler-indigenous encounter in Australia7 Vanished theocracies: Christianity, war and politics in colonial New Zealand



1830-80; 8 When settlers went to war against Christianity; 9 The identity of indigenous political thought; 10 Economy, change and self-determination: a Central Australian case; 11 Land rights and development in Australia: caring for, benefiting from, governing the indigenous estate; 12 Indigenous land rights and self-government: inseparable entitlements

13 Three perversities of Indian law14 Section 223 and the shape of native title: the limits of jurisdictional thinking; 15 Whakaeke i nga ngaru - riding the waves: Maori legal traditions in New Zealand public life; 16 Indigenous jurisdiction as a provocation of settler state political theory: the significance of human boundaries; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Between Indigenous and Settler Governance addresses the history, current development and future of Indigenous self-governance in four settler-colonial nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Bringing together emerging scholars and leaders in the field of indigenous law and legal history, this collection offers a long-term view of the legal, political and administrative relationships between Indigenous collectivities and nation-states. Placing historical contingency and complexity at the center of analysis, the papers collected here examine in detail the process by whi



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968945703321

Autore

Colin Joan

Titolo

Interpreters and the legal process / / Joan Colin and Ruth Morris.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hook, Hampshire, : Waterside Press, 2001, 1996

ISBN

9786611124557

9781281124555

1281124559

9781906534240

1906534241

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MorrisRuth

Disciplina

340.08

Soggetti

Court interpreting and translating - Great Britain

Translators - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Glossary of Interpreting Terms""; ""1 Language, Communication, Interpreting and the Law""; ""2 Interpreters and the Police""; ""3 Entry to the United Kingdom""; ""4 Interpreters and the Courts""; ""5 Working with the Probation Service""; ""6 Prisons""; ""7 Professional Standards""; ""8 Beyond England and Wales""; ""9 Wind-Up""; ""Epilogue: A Backwards Look Forwards""; ""Appendix I: Some Useful Addresses""; ""Appendix II: Cases and Statutes""; ""Further Reading""; ""Expanded List of Contents (Chapters 1 to 9)""

""Back cover ""

Sommario/riassunto

Deals with spoken language and sign language. It concentrates on England and Wales but several sections are of international import. The book should be of use to interpreters who need to know about interpreting-related issues within the legal system but also encompasses a wider audience.