Dialogues on Human Rights and Legal Pluralism

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“…Chi Inaakonigewin is generated by lively community deliberation and promotes mino bimaadiziwin (a good way of life) (Borrows 2019). More generally, natural law theory involves the view that certain rights and notions of justice are inherent to human nature prior to the existence of any system of human-made positive law derived from a central authority (Gormley 1984;Napoleon 2013). Practical reasonability and sociability are considered basic human goods (Gormley 1984;Brewer 2006;Napoleon 2013; Ferreira da Cunha 2013).…”

“…More generally, natural law theory involves the view that certain rights and notions of justice are inherent to human nature prior to the existence of any system of human-made positive law derived from a central authority (Gormley 1984;Napoleon 2013). Practical reasonability and sociability are considered basic human goods (Gormley 1984;Brewer 2006;Napoleon 2013; Ferreira da Cunha 2013). Natural law is a dialectical methodology derived through practical reasoning, which helps in establishing autonomy and choosing ways to do good.…”