Indigenous Courts, Self-Determination and Criminal Justice

Taking seriously the rights to culture and to self-determination contained in the Treaty of Waitangi, in many comparable jurisdictions, and also in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, this book make the case for an Indigenous court founded on Indigenous conceptions of proper conduct, punishment, and behavior.

Author: Valmaine Toki
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/31/2020
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780367404420

About the Author

Dr Valmaine Toki is an Associate Professor in Law based at the Faculty of Law University of Waikato, New Zealand. Dr Toki was the first New Zealander appointed an Expert Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.