Indigenous Justice From a Human Rights Perspective - A field study of Kichwas in the Andean region of Ecuador

In Ecuador the traditional indigenous justice has been practiced alongside with the national justice since the conquest in the 16th century. As of 1998 it is legally recognized by the state through the ratification of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention C169 and the subsequent adoption of a...

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Main Author: Engström, Anna-Karin
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS) 2009
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21785