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Yazzie, Robert. “Life Comes from it”: Navajo Justice Concepts

1994, New Mexico Law Review, (24)2, 175-90.

Topics: Applied Ethics; Culture; Justice; Political Authority and Legitimacy
Keywords: criminality; harmony; healing; restorative justice; tribal peacmaking

Traditions: Critical; Cultural; North American
Languages: English; Navajo

Expand entry: Added by: Sonja Dobroski and Quentin Pharr

Abstract:
This paper offers a comparison between Navajo conceptions of law and justice based on the community's experiences to those of Anglo-european law and justice.

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Difficulty: Easy-Intermediate

Recommended use: Specialised

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