On June 17, 18, 19, 2019, about 40 researchers from 8 different countries around the world met at the University of Ottawa. The subject: « The State and Indigenous Legal Cultures: Reform and Innovation in the Management of Legal Pluralism ». This ultimate team meeting of the Legitimus project : « The State and Indigenous Legal Cultures : Law in Search of Legitimacy », directed by Professor Ghislain Otis and financed by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, represents another step forward a peaceful relationship between the legal traditions.
Professor. Ghislain Otis will be receiving collaborators and partners for a final team meeting for the Legitimus project. The meeting “The State and Indigenous Legal Cultures: Reform and Innovation in the Management of Legal Pluralism” will be held at the University of Ottawa from June 17th to 19th, 2019. This team meeting is taking place as part of the Legitimus project “The State and Indigenous Legal Cultures: Law in Search of Legitimacy” directed by Professor Otis and financed bySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
The editor Presses de l'Université de Laval will soon publish a book entitled ''Contribution à l'étude des systèmes juridiques autochtones et coutumiers'' (En: Contribution to the study of the customary and indigenous judicial systems) written under the guidance of Ghislain Otis. This collective work will tackle the quest of reconciliation through the fight for the acknowledgment of indigenous judicial traditions. Thus, authors will analyze data collected by teams engaged directly with indigenous collaborators and partners. Furthermore, this book will allow readers to discover how the indigenous peoples address family law, conflict resolution and relations to territory.
The conference ''The recording of customary/Indigenous law in South Africa, Canada and New Caledonia'' will be hosted by the DST / NRF Chair in Customary Law, Indigenous Values and Human Rights.
