The Arctic Promise
Subtitle: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: June 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780802094865
Subjects: Constitutional & administrative law; Political structure & processes; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Comparative; Law / Comparative; Constitutional; Constitutional law; Greenland; Inuit; Nunavut; Politics and government
Description: "By means of a bottom-up approach involving cultural immersion, contextual, jurisprudential, and historical legal comparisons of Greenland and Nunavut, The Arctic Promise examines the forms, evolution, and scope of the right to autonomy in Arctic jurisdictions. Loukacheva argues that the right to autonomy should encompass or protect Inuit jurisdiction in legal systems and the administration of justice, and should allow the Inuit direct participation in international affairs where issues that affect their homelands are concerned. The Arctic Promise deals with areas of comparative constitutional law, international law, Aboriginal law, legal anthropology, political science, and international relations, using each to contribute to the understanding of the right to indigenous autonomy."--BOOK JACKET.