Indigenousness in Africa : a contested legal framework for empowerment of 'marginalized' communities /

Following the internationalisation of the Indigenous rights movement, a growing number of African hunter-gatherers, pastoralists and other communities have adopted Indigenousness in claiming special legal protection. Their legal claims as the Indigenous peoples of Africa are backed by many internati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ndahinda, Felix Mukwiza, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: The Hague : Berlin ; Heidelberg : T.M.C. ASSER Press ; Springer, Ã2011.
Temas:
Indigenous peoples > Legal status, laws, etc. > Africa.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Sciences sociales.
Droit.
Sciences humaines.
Indigenous peoples > Legal status, laws, etc.
Africa.
Indigenous peoples.
Legal status.
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Indigenous identity in Africa
  • Overview of narratives on Indigenousness
  • Contextual application of Indigenousness in Africa
  • International legal framework and Indigenous claims in Africa
  • Indigenous claims and rights under African regional institutions
  • Twa marginality and Indigenousness in Rwanda
  • Indigenization of pastoralist Maasai in Kenya
  • Indigenousness, human security and empowerment of marginalized identities in Africa
  • Indigenousness, ethnicity, marginality and empowerment: which path in the future.

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