Raphaël Mapou, a researcher from the Pacific team of the Legitimus Group, defended his doctoral thesis in the presence his thesis director, François Féral, a member of the Legitimus group as well. Amongst the jury was Géraldine Giraudeau from the Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Tamatoa Bambridge from the University of Polynesia and Ghislain Otis from the University of Ottawa.
The editor Presses de l'Université de Laval will soon publish a book entitled ''Contribution à l'étude des systèmes juridiques autochtones et coutumiers'' (En: Contribution to the study of the customary and indigenous judicial systems) written under the guidance of Ghislain Otis. This collective work will tackle the quest of reconciliation through the fight for the acknowledgment of indigenous judicial traditions. Thus, authors will analyze data collected by teams engaged directly with indigenous collaborators and partners. Furthermore, this book will allow readers to discover how the indigenous peoples address family law, conflict resolution and relations to territory.
The conference ''The recording of customary/Indigenous law in South Africa, Canada and New Caledonia'' will be hosted by the DST / NRF Chair in Customary Law, Indigenous Values and Human Rights.
