| European Conquest and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: The Moral Backwardness of International Society Contributor(s): Keal, Paul (Author), Smith, Steve (Editor), Biersteker, Thomas J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521824710 ISBN-13: 9780521824712 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: 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. Paradoxically, he argues, law and political theory can now form the basis of the recovery of indigenous rights. 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 323.1 |
| LCCN: 2003043946 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.27 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Paradoxically, he argues, law and political theory can now form the basis of the recovery of indigenous rights. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Keal, Paul: - Paul Keal is a Fellow of the Department of International Relations at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University. He is the author of Unspoken Rules and Super Power Dominance (1983), editor of Ethics and Foreign Policy (1992), and with Andrew Mack, co-editor of Security and Arms Control in the North Pacific (1988). |