Divers Paths to Justice

Divers Paths to Justice
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Publisher : Forest Peoples Programme
Total Pages : 361
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ISBN-10 : 9786169061175
ISBN-13 : 6169061170
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Divers Paths to Justice by : Marcus Colchester

The Concept of Indigenous Peoples in Asia

The Concept of Indigenous Peoples in Asia
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Publisher : IWGIA
Total Pages : 5
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ISBN-10 : 9788791563348
ISBN-13 : 8791563348
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Concept of Indigenous Peoples in Asia by : Christian Erni

Deals with the controversy in defining indigenous people and indogeneity. Discusses standard-setting activities in international law and ethno-nationalist interpretations in Asia, including 15 country profiles focusing on terms used, government positions, and recognized indigenous nationalities. Makes reference to the LO Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) and the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169).

Indigenous Peoples of Asia

Indigenous Peoples of Asia
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 568
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015034434699
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Indigenous Peoples of Asia by : Robert Harrison Barnes

Contains 18 articles dealing with, inter alia, the definition of "indigenous peoples", the question of ethnic identity, historical priority, self determination, the ownership and control of land and resources, ecological exploitation, the colonial heritage, and relations with the State.

The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 538
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ISBN-10 : 9789004431768
ISBN-13 : 9004431764
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law by :

The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law aims to publish peer-reviewed scholarly articles and reviews as well as significant developments in human rights and humanitarian law. It examines international human rights and humanitarian law with a global reach, though its particular focus is on the Asian region. The focused theme of Volume 4 is India and Human Rights.

Land and Cultural Survival

Land and Cultural Survival
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Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 9789292547134
ISBN-13 : 9292547135
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Land and Cultural Survival by : Jayantha Perera

Development in Asia faces a crucial issue: the right of indigenous peoples to build a better life while protecting their ancestral lands and cultural identity. An intimate relationship with land expressed in communal ownership has shaped and sustained these cultures over time. But now, public and private enterprises encroach upon indigenous peoples' traditional domains, extracting minerals and timber, and building dams and roads. Displaced in the name of progress, indigenous peoples find their identities diminished, their livelihoods gone. Using case studies from Cambodia, India, Malaysia, and the Philippines, nine experts examine vulnerabilities and opportunities of indigenous peoples. Debunking the notion of tradition as an obstacle to modernization, they find that those who keep control of their communal lands are the ones most able to adapt.

Asian Indigenous Law

Asian Indigenous Law
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 431
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ISBN-10 : 9781136142024
ISBN-13 : 1136142029
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Asian Indigenous Law by : Masaji Chiba

First published in 1986. Western law is normally regarded as universal when considered from the fact that it has been received and utilized by non-Western countries as the basis of their own state legal systems. The reception of Western law by non-Western countries in modern times is the most influential encounter of non-Western law with foreign law. The major portion of this book is a collection of descriptions of typical non-Western countries from this viewpoint by native scholars.

Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights under International Law

Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights under International Law
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9789047431305
ISBN-13 : 9047431308
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights under International Law by : Jérémie Gilbert

This book addresses the right of indigenous peoples to live, own and use their traditional territories. A profound relationship with land and territories characterizes indigenous groups, but indigenous peoples have been and are repeatedly deprived of their lands. This book analyzes whether the international legal regime provides indigenous peoples with the collective right to live on their traditional territories. Through its meticulous and wide-ranging examination of the interaction between international law and indigenous peoples’ land rights, the work explores several burning issues such as collective rights, self-determination, autonomy, property rights, and restitution of land. In assessing the human rights approach to land rights the book delves into the notion of past violations and the role of human rights law in providing for remedies, reparation and restitution. It also argues that there is a new phase in the relationship between States and indigenous peoples in the making of territorial agreements. Based on its analysis of indigenous peoples’ land rights under international law, this book proposes an original theory as regards the legal status of indigenous peoples. It explores how indigenous peoples have been the victims of the rules governing title to territory since the inception of international law, and how under the current human rights regime, indigenous peoples have now gained the status of actors of international law. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Traditional Customary Laws and Indigenous Peoples in Asia

Traditional Customary Laws and Indigenous Peoples in Asia
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Publisher : Minority Rights Group
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 9781904584278
ISBN-13 : 1904584276
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Traditional Customary Laws and Indigenous Peoples in Asia by : Raja Devasish Roy

For years, traditional laws – or customary laws – in Asia have been eroded. This report argues that remaining customary laws should be retained and discusses the extent to which their erosion can be reversed. Traditional Customary Laws and Indigenous Peoples in Asia focuses primarily on two types of customary law systems – personal or family law, and land and resource rights law – and considers the complex situation, which is far from uniform throughout Asia. For example, in some areas customary law systems and procedures are generally respected, while in other parts of Asia, customary law has been so eroded that it is virtually nonexistent and unrecognized by governments. There are also many examples that fall between these two situations. The author discusses the many challenges facing indigenous peoples in the pursuit of their customary law rights and many of the issues that have yet to be resolved within customary law systems. These include the occasional conflict between women’s rights and customary rights. The report focuses on the situation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, as well as including numerous examples from the Cordilleras in the Philippines; Jharkhand, Mizoram and Nagaland in India; northern Thailand; and Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia, among others. Traditional Customary Laws and Indigenous Peoples in Asia is essential reading for indigenous peoples, nonindigenous government and political leaders and officials, staff of donor and development institutions and NGOs, and international bodies such as the United Nations.

The Oxford Handbook of Global Legal Pluralism

The Oxford Handbook of Global Legal Pluralism
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1133
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ISBN-10 : 9780197516744
ISBN-13 : 0197516742
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Global Legal Pluralism by : Paul Schiff Berman

"Abstract Global legal pluralism has become one of the leading analytical frameworks for understanding and conceptualizing law in the twenty-first century"--

Indigenous Legal Traditions

Indigenous Legal Traditions
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 189
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ISBN-10 : 9780774855778
ISBN-13 : 0774855770
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Indigenous Legal Traditions by : Law Commission of Canada

The essays in this book present important perspectives on the role of Indigenous legal traditions in reclaiming and preserving the autonomy of Aboriginal communities and in reconciling the relationship between these communities and Canadian governments. Although Indigenous peoples had their own systems of law based on their social, political, and spiritual traditions, under colonialism their legal systems have often been ignored or overruled by non-Indigenous laws. Today, however, these legal traditions are being reinvigorated and recognized as vital for the preservation of the political autonomy of Aboriginal nations and the development of healthy communities.