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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Indigenous peoples' rights"”.
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Large-scale land acquisitions and minorities/indigenous peoples' rights under ethnic federalism in Ethiopia. A Case Study of Gambella Regional State
… inhabited by pastoralists and other indigenous communities. So far, the focus of most of the studies on this phenomenon has been on its economic, food security and environmental aspects. The questions of land rights and political implications have been to a great extent overlooked. …
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Large-scale land acquisitions and minorities/indigenous peoples' rights under ethnic federalism in Ethiopia. A Case Study of Gambella Regional State
… inhabited by pastoralists and other indigenous communities. So far, the focus of most of the studies on this phenomenon has been on its economic, food security and environmental aspects. The questions of land rights and political implications have been to a great extent overlooked. …
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The language rights of Indigenous Peoples within the Russian Federation
… countries. There are 47 officially recognised Indigenous Peoples. The current decrease in Indigenous language speakers in Russia in the last decade threatens Indigenous Peoples' language and cultural identity. This work seeks to assess whether legislation relating to Indigenous Peoples’ …
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The rights of the Ahwazi people in Iran: historical claims, contemporary reality and future prospects
The thesis analyses the conceptual contours of peoples, indigenous peoples and minorities that are relevant to the determination of the rights of the Ahwazi people in Iran. It argues that the international minority and indigenous peoples' rights frameworks do not fit the needs and aspirations of …
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Developing Citizen Competence: Indigenous Peoples and Multiculturalism Policies in Cordillera, Northern Philippines
… the development of citizen competence among Indigenous peoples in Cordillera, Northern Philippines. By focusing on the local instead of the national milieu, this study closely examines the context in which citizen competence emerges and evolves in an ethnically diverse community. It analyses …
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Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) : does it give indigenous peoples more control over development of their lands in the Philippines?
The 1998 Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) grants indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Philippines the right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) with regard to development projects undertaken on their ancestral lands. My thesis explores whether the current practice of generating such consent …
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Mismatches in salmon social-ecological systems : insights from Canada’s North Pacific Coast
… social-ecological systems, including impacts on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, livelihoods, and approaches to resource management and stewardship. I then explore solutions for alleviating mismatches and improving social-ecological alignment in two other salmon-bearing regions on British Columbia’s …
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Developing guidelines for the protection of indigeneous knowledge under agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area
This study examines the efficacy of protecting indigenous knowledge within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. It examines the efforts aimed at establishing a robust legal and policy framework within the AfCFTA to foster African economic development. Although …
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The Actorness of the European Union in Arctic Policymaking
… exploitation of energy resources, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights. These ii conclusions suggest that Arctic governance is a complex matter for both the EU Institutions and the Arctic Member States, whose primary responsibility for the region’s welfare also suffers from fragmented visions …
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The Legal Status of Roma in Europe: between National Minority and Transnational People
… to comprehensively protect and promote Roma rights. Because of their diffuse and still partially nomadic presence, the existing legal instruments are inappropriate to effectively accommodate Romani needs because they are still ensuing from a Westphalian paradigm which identifies one people in …
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Increasing ecological sustainability through land justice and environmental protection for indigenous people
… determining the aforementioned, is the fact that indigenous people remain either alienated from their lands, or without effective control, and environmental protection, where possession has been retained. Whilst literature and international documents alike recognise the role of indigenous people …
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Dignity Takings and Dignity Restoration of Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonial Canada: A qualitative analysis of the transformative potential of free, prior and informed consent
… respond to the aspirations and demands of Indigenous peoples for self-determination. However, in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report, the important recommendation was made for Canada to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the most …
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Self-determination of peoples in the context of supranational governance
… At the same time, self-determination of peoples remains contentious and has in recent history led to new questions emerging in a supranational setting. Catalan independence aspirations within Spain in the European Union (EU), and continued efforts to enable a second Scottish referendum on …
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Modernizing Conquest
… me to the conclusion the international human rights system's separation of the “indigenous problem” from the “colonial problem” is important. It is important to the way in we understand indigenous rights today, and it is important in terms of the ways in which we understand this fundamentally …
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Vindicating indigenous peoples' land rights in Kenya
… Kenya’s domestic legal framework vindicates indigenous peoples’ land rights. The question of who is an indigenous person in Kenya is, of course, controversial. In order to avoid becoming enmeshed in this debate, this thesis adopts the approach of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ …