Overview
- Presents an overview of the historical significance of original nation peoples and its political struggles in preserving local sovereignty
- Offers progressive scholars and political activists practical knowledge to effectively engage in social actions and organizing efforts
- Formulates an original "Original Nation" approach to international law as a mode of resistance against the false assumptions of national homogeneity of the Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) narratives
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“A bold shot across the bow of orthodoxy where conceptions of world order are concerned, Original Nation Approaches to Inter-National Law is sure to stimulate reconsideration of a range of past assumptions regarding the legitimacy and even the viability of the prevailing statist system of global dominion. In offering clear alternatives, this book is not only timely but urgently needed.” (Ward Churchill, author of Struggle for the Land (1993), On the Justice of Roosting Chickens (2003), and Kill the Indian, Save the Man (2004))
“This book results from the most profound and well-illustrated research that diverges and goes beyond traditional and TWAIL discourses, which remain paralyzed on the state as a canonical unit of geopolitical analysis. His ONAIL approach is a catalyst for a much-needed theoretical and practical change of mindset and behavior that prioritizes non-state-centric perspectives and is designed to treat the ecology and environment as indispensable elements of theoretical tenets that negate the human-centric, Anglo-American, and European historical narratives. It is a perfect example of the way a dissenting theory can foster innovation and accentuate largely unheard voices.” (Denis De Castro Halis, Professor of Law, Estácio de Sá University, Brazil)
“A powerful manifesto for a true ‘Inter-National’ law against the hegemonic ‘international’ system of states and a resounding reminder that human emancipation cannot be separated from ecological justice.” (Chulwoo Lee, Professor of Law, Yonsei Law School, Korea)
“Packed with horrifyingly compelling examples from a range of geographical and historical contexts, this comprehensive volume goes beyond reminding us of the massacres, epidemics, land appropriations and ecological disasters that continue to ravage ancestral nations to this day to enjoining us to question the legitimacy and utility of the state-based political order that has come to control the planet with increasingly destructive consequences. This book argues that for humanity to survive a legal and cognitive transformation in ‘international law’ is required that puts collaboration among original nations at its heart.” (Richard Powell, Professor at the College of Economics, Nihon University, Japan)
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About the authors
Hiroshi Fukurai is Professor of Legal Studies and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, and is the Immediate-Past President of the Asian Law and Society Association (ALSA). He is specialized in lay adjudication, indigenous approaches to international law, and Asian law and politics. His books include Japan and Civil Jury Trials: The Convergence of Forces (2015); East Asia’s Renewed Respect for the Rule of Law in the 21st Century (2015); Race in the Jury Box (2003); Anatomy of the McMartin Child Molestation Case (2001); and Race and the Jury: Racial Disenfranchisement and the Search for Justice (1993, Gustavus Meyers Human Rights Award).
Richard Krooth is a practicing attorney and Research Associate at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA. His research reveals how human-made technologies have had a devastating impact on Earth’s biosphere, and attempts to put the current planetary crisisinto the context of its historical setting. His books include Darwin’s Walk and the Last Wave: Disappearing Landscapes, Declining Species (2017); Nuclear Tsunami: Japanese Government and American Role in Fukushima Disaster (2015); and Gaia and the Fate of Midas: Wrenching Planet Earth (2009).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Original Nation Approaches to Inter-National Law
Book Subtitle: The Quest for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Nature in the Age of Anthropocene
Authors: Hiroshi Fukurai, Richard Krooth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59273-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59272-1Published: 09 April 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59275-2Published: 10 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-59273-8Published: 08 April 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 370
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public International Law , Globalization, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, International Organization