Criminal Legalities and Minorities in the Global South: Rights and Resistance in a Decolonial World

This book explores how the law and criminal justice system expose minorities to different types of violence, drawing on empirical insights from various communities and locales. It examines the challenges of protecting those at the margins of power, especially those whom the law is often used to oppress. It provides scholars from the Global North with important lessons when attempting to impose their own solutions onto nations with a different history and context.

Format: Hardback
Length: 299 pages
Publication date: 25 January 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate relationship between the law and the criminal justice system, unveiling the profound ways in which minorities are subjected to various forms of violence. Through direct discrimination and harassment or by fostering conditions that render them vulnerable to violence from other societal groups, the legal framework and institutions perpetuate a cycle of injustice. Drawing upon empirical evidence from diverse communities and locales spanning Afghanistan, Colombia, Pakistan, India, Malawi, Turkey, Brazil, Singapore, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, the book sheds light on the challenges faced in protecting those who are marginalized and often subjected to oppressive practices.

The chapters delve into the complex interplay of intersecting identities shaped by four fundamental factors: the aftermath of violent regimes, economic motivations behind violence, deeply ingrained cultural biases, and the criminalization of diversity. This exploration provides valuable insights for scholars from the Global North as they endeavor to impose their solutions on nations with distinct historical and contextual backgrounds, or when applying their laws to migrants from the Global South. The book appeals to legal and social science scholars across disciplines such as law, sociology, criminology, and social work, fostering a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics at play and the urgent need for transformative change.

Weight: 641g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031179174
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023