ABSTRACT The title of this paper is based on a question we were asked by a white colleague at a staff development session we were delivering. It is our problem because we are implicated in creating and perpetuating a colonised law curriculum. The focus of this paper is on what the role of white academics is in decolonising the law school; we contend that we cannot decolonise the curriculum if we do not first decolonise ourselves. This paper is grounded in critical race theory and concurs with Paulo Freire’s position that the oppressor cannot achieve liberation, this is a role solely for the oppressed. The role of decolonised white academics is, we argue, to work within their own communities to ensure the unconditional surrender of power to oppressed Black communities. This role, including the passivity of white power-holders, is however a complex one but if the transfer of power is not achieved, then an insurgent pedagogy where power is taken would be a just course of action.

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“如果他们不参加，为什么是我的问题？” 白人学者在法学院非殖民化中的（非）作用

摘要 本文的标题基于一位白人同事在我们提供的员工发展会议上提出的问题。这是我们的问题，因为我们参与创建和延续殖民法律课程。本文的重点是白人学者在法学院非殖民化中的作用；我们认为，如果我们不首先使自己非殖民化，我们就无法对课程进行非殖民化。这篇论文以批判种族理论为基础，并同意保罗·弗莱雷 (Paulo Freire) 的立场，即压迫者无法实现解放，这是一个专为被压迫者而设的角色。我们认为，非殖民化白人学者的作用是在他们自己的社区内工作，以确保无条件向受压迫的黑人社区投降权力。这个角色，包括白人掌权者的被动，