Abstract
Does multiculturalism imply that certain cultural minorities - nomos groups, whose cultural conceptions extend in important ways into views about the law - should have forms of legal autonomy that go beyond normal multicultural accommodations such as exemptions and special protection? In other words: should we allow "minority jurisdictions for multicultural reasons and give certain minorities powers of legislation and adjudication on certain issues? The paper sketches how one might arrive at such a conclusion given some standard multicultural reasoning, and then proceeds by examining eight key rejoinders to such a proposal. None of these rejoinders provide by themselves knockdown arguments against extending multicultural rights to forms of legal autonomy, but together they do provide a basis for some skepticism about the cogency and desirability of at least more ambitious forms of legal autonomy for cultural minorities within a liberal framework.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Etikk i Praksis |
| Udgave nummer | 2 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 67-84 |
| Antal sider | 18 |
| ISSN | 1890-3991 |
| Status | Udgivet - 26 nov. 2013 |
Emneord
- Det Humanistiske Fakultet
- law
- legal pluralism
- liberalism
- minorities
- multiculturalism