Between relations and rights
Writing constitutions in Mayan Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14800236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stener Ekern (University of Oslo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-187 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0732-9113 • E-ISSN: 2305-9931 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07329113.2018.1434724 |
| OpenAlex | W2790225430 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article discusses indigenous autonomy and legal pluralism in Guatemala. It explores how local governing practices are increasingly being based on written, constitution-like statutes with an emergent focus on “rights”, replacing oral traditions focussed on relations. It argues that notwithstanding this great change, communal authorities continue to function as a principal medium for articulating indigenous sovereignty by appropriating a vital piece of modern nation-state imagery: constitutional law. This transformation of local political practices also shows how a long tradition with legal pluralism in Guatemala is maintained thanks to the continuing ordering capacity of the communal authorities. Building a successful, multicultural Guatemala hinges as much on the ability of communal power to reinvent itself as on nation-state legal reform
Autonomy · Comparative law · Constitution · Indigenous · Indigenous rights · Legal pluralism · Legal realism · Multiculturalism · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Statute · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2020 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |