The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development
Hanne Petersen author David Callies author Peter Orebech author Fred Bosselman author Jes Bjarup author Martin Chanock author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:25th Nov '10
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- Hardback£125.00(9780521859257)
Examines whether customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources.
Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources.For many nations, a key challenge is how to achieve sustainable development without a return to centralized planning. Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources. Customary law consists of underlying social norms that may become the acknowledged law of the land. The key to determining whether a custom constitutes customary law is whether the public acts as if the observance of the custom is legally obligated. While the use of customary law does not always produce sustainability, the study of customary methods of resource management can produce valuable insights into methods of managing resources in a sustainable way.
Review of the hardback: 'The book is an insightful introduction to the topic, which will be of interest to academics and students in areas such as law, environmental studies, sociology and anthropology, as well as to development planners at the local, national and international level … it fills a gap in the current literature regarding the difficult link between customary law and sustainable development which is all too often taken for granted.' Environmental Conservation
ISBN: 9780521173421
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm
Weight: 760g
524 pages