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10 - The case studies revisited

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2009

Peter Orebech
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School
Fred Bosselman
Affiliation:
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Jes Bjarup
Affiliation:
Stockholms Universitet
David Callies
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Martin Chanock
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Victoria
Hanne Petersen
Affiliation:
University of Copenhagen
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Summary

These issues suggest that we need to study carefully the technical and procedural details by which customary law systems operate to identify systems that are likely to promote sustainable development. With this objective in mind, we return to the examples of customary law in Hawaii, Northern Norway and Greenland. To what extent is the customary law in these areas exhibiting the characteristics needed to maintain sustainable resources management?

Hawaii: symbolism over substance

Native Hawaiians have acted to protect their customary rights to gather and hunt on privately owned property through the Hawaiian court system. Their efforts have achieved notable success in the form of the Hawaii Supreme Court's recognition of a state-wide right of native Hawaiians to hunt, fish and gather on all property other than property that has been developed for private residential use. These successes have undoubtedly strengthened the self-image of the largest indigenous group living in the United States. However, the victories of the native Hawaiians have proven to be more symbolic than substantive.

The ability of native Hawaiians to maintain their ethnic identity has been threatened by a decision of the United States Supreme Court in Rice v. Cayetano. The court invalidated a Hawaii statute that allowed only descendants of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands before 1778 to vote for trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

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Print publication year: 2006

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