1st Edition

Indigenous Land Rights in Israel A Comparative Study of the Bedouin

By Morad Elsana Copyright 2021
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

Introducing the Negev–Bedouin land issue from the international indigenous land rights perspective, this comparative study suggests options for the recognition of their land. The book demonstrates that the Bedouin land dispossession, like many indigenous peoples’, progressed through several phases that included eviction and displacement, legislation, and judicial decisions that support acts of... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Dispossession of Bedouin land

4. Protection of indigenous peoples’ land rights under international and regional systems

5. Recognition of indigenous peoples’ land rights

6. Land recognition: application of the customary land rights model on the Bedouin case

Biography

Morad Elsana is a research scholar and professional teacher at the American University (DC). Prior to this role, he served as a visiting assistant professor of law at the Californian Western School of Law, fellow of the Israel Institute. Elsana is the recipient of several prestigious fellowships such as The Fulbright Outreach fellowship; The NIF Civil Rights Leadership fellowship; and the McGill University "Middle East Program for Civil Society & Peace Building" fellowship. His research focuses on human rights, indigenous peoples’ rights, legal pluralism comparative law, racial justice, and the Arab Minority in Israel.