Land rights of indigenous peoples in Africa
Subtitle: with special focus on Central, Eastern and Southern Africa
By: Albert Kwokwo Barume
Series: IWGIA document -- 115; IWGIA document -- 115.
Publisher: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Copenhagen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9788791563775
Subjects: Claims; Indigenous peoples; Legal status, laws; Land tenure
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-311).
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Conceptualising indigenous land rights in an African context: I. The term "indigenous" - an evolving concept ; II. Relevance and applicability of the concept "indigenous" in an African context ; III. The lands of indigenous peoples: importance and justification ; IV. Indigenous peoples' land dispossession: causes and reactions; title: Pt. II. The judiciary and indigenous peoples' land rights: V. Indigenous peoples land claims in Kenya ; VI. Indigenous peoples' land claims in Tanzania ; VII. Indigenous peoples' land claims in Southern Africa; title: Pt. III. Indigenous peoples' land rights in an international and African perspective: VIII. Characteristics and foundation of indigenous peoples' land rights ; IX. Constitutional recognition and states' practice regarding indigenous peoples' rights ; X. Main U.N. instruments and mechanisms relevant for indigenous land rights ; XI. Other relevant global and regional instruments ; XII. General conclusions and recommendations.