Legal Pluralism and Indian Democracy

Tribal Conflict Resolution Systems in Northeast India
Herausgeber: Dutta, Bitopi; Pereira, Melvil; Kakati, Binita

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a multifaceted look at Northeast India and the customs and traditions that underpin its legal framework. The book: charts the transition of traditions from colonial rule to present day, through constitutionalism and the consolidation of autonomous identities, as well as outlines contemporary debates in an increasingly modernising region; explores the theoretical context of legal pluralism and its implications, compares the personal legal systems with that of the mainland, and discusses customary law's continuing popularity (both pragmatic and ideological) and common law; brings together case studies from across the eight states and focuses on the way individual systems and procedures manifest among various tribes and communities in the voices of tribal and non-tribal scholars; and highlights the resilience and relevance of alternative systems of redressal, including conflict resolution and women's rights. Part of the prestigious 'Transition in Northeastern India' series, this book presents an interesting blend of theory and practice, key case studies and examples to study legal pluralism in multicultural contexts. It will be of great interest to students of law and social sciences, anthropology, political science, peace and conflict studies, besides administrators, judicial officers and lawyers in Northeast India, legal scholars and students of tribal law, and members of customary law courts of various tribal communities in Northeast India.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge India
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 448g
• ISBN-13: 9780367277802
• ISBN-10: 0367277808
• Artikelnr.: 56493879

Autorenporträt

Melvil Pereira is Director of North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC), Guwahati, Assam, India, and a member of the Assam Backward Class Commission. Bitopi Dutta is currently a doctoral candidate at Dublin City University, Ireland. Binita Kakati is Research Associate at North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC), Guwahati, Assam, India.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations. List of Contributors. Acknowledgments. List of
Abbreviations. Introduction Part I Conflict Resolution Systems: Theories,
Thoughts and Concepts 1. Conflict Resolution Systems in the Tribal
Societies of Northeast India: Legal Pluralism and Indian Democracy 2.
Diverse Personal Laws, Gender Justice and Controversy over the Uniform
Civil Code 3. Customary Law, State Law and Non-State Organisation: The
Predicaments of Legal Pluralism and Growing Conflict in Nagaland 4.
Customary Law and the Politics of Peace and Conflict Resolution in
Post-Colonial States: Threats Posed by Modernisation and Development 5.
Legal Pluralism and Alternative Dispute Redressal Systems in the Northeast
6. The Resilience of Tribal Conflict Resolution Systems in Northeast India:
A Panoramic View 7. Mizo Customary Laws and the Discourse of Women's Rights
Part II Fights in the Field: Case Studies of Resolution Systems from the
Communities of Northeast India 8. Traditional Methods of Conflict
Resolution of the Sumi Naga Tribe 9. The Hall Without Walls - The Role of
Namghars in Peace-building: Practices and Prospects 10. The Khasi-Pnar
Ideology of Peace and Conflict Resolution 11. Indigenous Methods of
Conflict Resolution in Sikkim: A Case Study on the Dzumsa 12. Exploring
Traditional Approaches to Resolving Conflicts over Land Resources: The Case
of the Nyishi Tribe in Arunachal Pradesh 13. Hmar Traditional Practices in
Conflict Resolution: An Anthropological Perspective 14. Conflicts and
Systems for its Resolution among the Paites of Manipur 15. Forums for
Conflict Resolution in the Jaintia Tribal Community over Land Resources
16. Indigenous Conflict Resolution Mechanisms: A Study on the Riang of
Tripura. Epilogue. Glossary. Index