LAW397

Indigenous Legal Theories

Focuses on developing theoretical legal perspectives about Indigenous law, its engagement, operation, and practice. Explores and challenges a range of theoretical approaches including Indigenous interpretive theories, Indigenous critical theories, and Indigenous feminist legal theories, broad theoretical constructs and theorization of specific themes within selected legal orders (e.g., property, lands and resources, justice, or gender). Engages western legal and political theories, Indigenous law research methodologies and substantive law, and Indigenous political and legal scholarship.