Courses on Indigenous rights: an anthropological contribution to the training of magistrates in Brazil

Abstract In this article I discuss how Brazilian magistrates have begun to approach the realities of Indigenous peoples through experiences in the elaboration and implementation of training courses for judges on the theme of Indigenous rights. These courses are an important step toward a necessary c...

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Autor: Menezes,Gustavo Hamilton
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Brasileira de Antropologia
Repositorio:Vibrant
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:scielo:S1809-43412022000100804
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-43412022000100804
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Indigenous rights
inter-ethnic justice
cultural pluralism
magistrates
Brazil
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Sumario:Abstract In this article I discuss how Brazilian magistrates have begun to approach the realities of Indigenous peoples through experiences in the elaboration and implementation of training courses for judges on the theme of Indigenous rights. These courses are an important step toward a necessary curricular adjustment, with a corresponding impact on how magistrates understand the theme and in collective efforts to develop a plural and multicultural justice. In this context, anthropology assists magistrates in expanding their knowledge of Indigenous societies in Brazil, particularly in what pertains to different peoples’ conceptions of justice, thereby making intelligible the complex realties that typically unfold in inter-ethnic situations.