New Book Available
The Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and
Nunavut
By: Natalia Loukacheva
University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 978-0-8020-9486-5
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"The Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and
Nunavut," by Natalia Loukacheva, is now available from University of
Toronto Press.
Book description:
In Canada's Eastern Arctic and Greenland, the Inuit have been the
majority for centuries. In recent years, they have been given a promise
from Canadian and Danish governments that offers them more
responsibility for their lands and thus control over their lives without
fear of being outnumbered by outsiders. "The Arctic Promise" looks at
how much the Inuit vision of self-governance relates to the existing
public governance systems of Greenland and Nunavut, and how much
autonomy there can be for territories that remain subordinate units of
larger states.
By means of a bottom-up approach, involving cultural immersion,
contextual, jurisprudential, and historical legal comparisons of
Greenland and Nunavut, "The Arctic Promise" examines the forms,
evolution, and scope of the right to autonomy in these arctic
jurisdictions. Loukacheva argues that the right to autonomy should
encompass or protect Inuit jurisdiction in legal systems and the
administration of justice, and allow the Inuit direct participation in
international affairs where their homelands are concerned. "The Arctic
Promise" deals with areas of comparative constitutional law,
international law, Aboriginal law, legal anthropology, political
science, and international relations, using each to contribute to the
understanding of the right to indigenous autonomy.
Natalia Loukacheva is a post-doctoral fellow at the Munk Centre for
International Studies at the University of Toronto.