Navajo courts and Navajo common law [[electronic resource] ] : a tradition of tribal self-governance / / Raymond D. Austin; foreword by Robert A. Williams, Jr

• Autore: Austin Raymond Darrel
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Disciplina: 340.520899726
• Soggetto topico: Navajo courts; Navajo law; Navajo Indians - Social life and customs
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; FOREWORD: The Tribal Law Revolution in Indian Country Today; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: Modern Issues, Ancient Traditions: Going Back to Fundamental Values; ONE: The Navajo Nation Court System; TWO: Foundational Diné Law Principles; THREE: HózhQ (Peace, Harmony, and Balance); FOUR: K ́é (Kinship Unity through Positive Values); FIVE: K ́éí (Descent, Clanship, and Kinship); CONCLUSION: Law Is the Product of Human Experience; GLOSSARY OF NAVAJO WORDS AND KINSHIP TERMS; NOTES; INDEX; INDEX TO NAVAJO NATION COURT CASES, COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS, AND STATUTES
• Sommario/riassunto: The Navajo Nation court system is the largest tribal legal system in the world. Justice Raymond D. Austin considers the history and implications of how the Navajo Nation courts apply foundational Navajo doctrines to modern legal issues. In addition to detailed case studies, Justice Austin provides a broad view of tribal law, outlining how other indigenous peoples can draw on traditional precepts to control their own futures.
• Titolo autorizzato: Navajo courts and Navajo common law
• ISBN: 0-8166-7034-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781071403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Indigenous Americas.