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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ndahinda, Felix Mukwiza, 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: The Hague : Berlin ; Heidelberg : T.M.C. ASSER Press ; Springer, Ã2011.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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