| Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Africa Contributor(s): Barume, Albert Kwokwo (Author) |
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ISBN: 8791563771 ISBN-13: 9788791563775 Publisher: International Work Group for Indigenous Affai OUR PRICE: $32.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General |
| Series: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (Iwgia) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 335 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The indigenous peoples of Africa are increasingly being dispossessed of their ancestral lands. It started during colonial times, when many of them lost their land to European settlers. It continues today where conservation interests, commercial plantations, mineral exploitations, and other economic activities are leading to encroachments, expropriations, and forced removals. Indigenous peoples have not let this happen without reacting and in some cases they have gone to court, challenging those who threatened them. This book analyzes some of the land cases filed by indigenous peoples in selected African countries, in order to see how the judiciary has dealt with this human rights thematic, and what lessons can be learned from these court cases. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barume, Albert Kwokwo: - Albert Kwokwo Barume is an African-educated lawyer. For many years, his focus has been on indigenous peoples, and the present book stems from more than fifteen years of observations, research, analysis, and interaction with indigenous communities in Africa. |