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Paul Keal examines the historical role of international law and political theory in justifying the dispossession of. .Paradoxically, he argues, law and political theory can now form the basis of the recovery of indigenous rights.

Paul Keal examines the historical role of international law and political theory in justifying the dispossession of indigenous peoples as part of the expansion of international society. Arguing for the recognition of indigenous peoples as "peoples" with the right of self-determination in constitutional and international law, Keal questions the moral legitimacy of international society and examines concepts of collective guilt and responsibility.

Ethnic and Racial Studies. Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations (Book 92). European Conquest and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a valuable contribution to a debate that has persisted since Europeans made first contact with alien civilizations. Keal presents his arguments with great clarity. Contemporary Political Theory. Paul Keal examines the historical role of international law and political theory in justifying the dispossession of indigenous peoples as part of the expansion of international society.

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Paul Keal examines the historical role of international law and political theory in justifying the dispossession of indigenous . The book also questions the moral legitimacy of international society and examines notions of collective guilt and responsibility. He argues that, paradoxically, law and political theory can now underpin the recovery of indigenous rights.

Home Browse Books Book details, European Conquest and the . As well as being a society of states international society represents a moral community with shifting boundaries.

Home Browse Books Book details, European Conquest and the Rights of Indigenous. European Conquest and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: The Moral Backwardness of International Society.

James Anaya has done for indigenous people in international law what Felix Cohen did for Native Americans in the . Cambridge University Press.

James Anaya has done for indigenous people in international law what Felix Cohen did for Native Americans in the United States.

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