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GONZALEZ KAZEN, Tania. The Legal System of Indigenous Peoples: A Way of Doing Justice. Bol. Mex. Der. Comp. [online]. 2020, vol.53, n.158, pp.619-650.  Epub 14-Jan-2022. ISSN 2448-4873.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24484873e.2020.158.15631.

This article has the purpose of making visible a not much explored issue: the right of indigenous peoples in Mexico to maintain and develop their own legal systems according to their own worldview, customs, traditions and cultural identity. Which is protected by the constitutional and conventional rights to autonomy and self determination. I must make a disclaimer that it is not the intention of this article to exhaust the breadth and diversity of this subject with the following reflections, since it would be impossible to carry out such a task. Therefore, my primary objective will be to open debate and dialogue on a right that, in my opinion, is considered essential for indigenous peoples to be able to maintain their way of life.

Palavras-chave : indigenous peoples; human rights; indigenous legal systems; right to self-determination; right to autonomy, due process; interculturality.