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Shadow nations : tribal sovereignty and the limits of legal pluralism /

This book argues for redirecting the trajectory of tribal-federal relations to better reflect the formative ethos of legal pluralism that operated in the nation's earliest years. It anticipates and redresses a number of objections - ideological, constitutional and institutional - that may imped...

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Main Author: Duthu, N. Bruce
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Legal polycentricity > United States.
Sovereignty.
Pluralisme juridique > États-Unis.
Souveraineté.
sovereignty.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Indians of North America > Government relations
Legal polycentricity
Sovereignty
United States
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book argues for redirecting the trajectory of tribal-federal relations to better reflect the formative ethos of legal pluralism that operated in the nation's earliest years. It anticipates and redresses a number of objections - ideological, constitutional and institutional - that may impede the important work of revitalising tribal systems of self-government. Ultimately, the book suggests that we employ conventions on tribal sovereignty, a model of bilateral nation-building, as the preferred institutional architecture to accommodate the competing social, cultural and legal interests between the US native and non-native societies.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780199876105
019987610X
9780199344994
019934499X