What on Earth is Decolonisation?

What is it about?

This chapter takes a close look at how colonisation and decolonisation are linked. It pays special attention to how decolonisation is defined and how those definitions point out how the everyday presence of colonial thinking shapes both the theory and practice of fighting against it. The chapter explores how this relationship manifests in different ways in different places. Ultimately the chapter argues that anyone working on decolonization—especially those doing this work in university law schools—needs to keep these challenges in mind and develop strategies that address them.

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Why is it important?

It is important to be accurate about the terms that we use – decolonisation in particular is a highly contested term that requires specificity.