The Blur of a Distinction: Adivasis Experience with Land Rights, Self-Rule and Autonomy | Land Portal

Información del recurso

Date of publication: 
Noviembre 2004
Resource Language: 
ISBN / Resource ID: 
9789004143364
Pages: 
29
Copyright details: 
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This article was published in a book International Law and Indigenous Peoples edited by J. Castellino & N. Walsh. This paper discussed around racism and debates to recognise Adivasis as indigenous in India, policy on adivasis land right, State’s subversion of the Constitutional Provision, land alienation, setback of the land restoration policy, impact of Wildlife Conservation on Adivasis land rights and their experience with self-rule, autonomy and self-determination, struggle for autonomy in the northeast, etc. Varied situations faced by Adivasis in India relating to territorial ownership and indigenous struggle for land rights are highlighted. The paper also analysed the actual enforcement of legislations on rights and entitlements to adivasis over their territories, the issue of recognition of indigenous land rights and its fundamental linkage with recognition of indigenous customary land tenure systems, and autonomy vis-à-vis internal legislation.

Autores y editores

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

By Jérémie Gilbert
in J. Castellino & N. Walsh (ed)

Publisher(s): 

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers was an independent academic publishing company dating back to the nineteenth century, which is now an imprint of Brill Publishers. Founded in 1683, Brill is a publishing house with a rich history and a strong international focus. The name was changed to Brill–Nijhoff. Brill is a prestigious imprint with its portfolio focuses on areas in Public International Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and increasingly on International Relations. Brill publishes over 800 books per year in both print and electronic format.

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