1st Edition

Nomadic Peoples and Human Rights

By Jérémie Gilbert Copyright 2014
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

Although nomadic peoples are scattered worldwide and have highly heterogeneous lifestyles, they face similar threats to their mobile livelihood and survival. Commonly, nomadic peoples are facing pressure from the predominant sedentary world over mobility, land rights, water resources, access to natural resources, and migration routes. Adding to these traditional problems, rapid growth in the... Read more

Introduction   1. The Elimination of the Nomads: Colonialism, Extinction and Persecution  2. Mobility: Sedentarisation, Statehood, and Freedom of Movement  3. Nomadic Territories: From terra nullius to collective Land Right  4. Mobile Services: Access to Education, Health, and Water  5. Nomadic Identity: Stigmatisation, Participation, and Cultural rights  6. Nomadic Development: Globalisation, Conservation and Consent    Conclusion

Biography

Jérémie Gilbert is Reader in Law and the School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London