Nomadic Indigenous Peoples and the Law - Self-Determination, Land Rights and Gender Justice in India

This book investigates the unique challenges faced by nomadic Indigenous Peoples in claiming self-determination and rights to their ancestral lands.

List of contents

Introduction. 'When the Camel Grows Horns' 1. Legal Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples and the Forest Rights Act of India 2. A Critical Examination of Forest Rights Legislation, Indigenous Access to Justice, and Land Expropriation 3. Gender Resilience and Deconstructing Inequality 4. Livelihoods and Forest Rights: The Struggle for Self-Determination. . The Unevenness of Access to Justice

About the author

Indrani Sigamany is a researcher and a senior international development consultant, working in the fields of social justice, gender justice, and Indigenous land rights.

Product details

• Authors: Indrani Sigamany
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032964454
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3296445-4
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Indigenous Peoples and the Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Social Law, Indian sub-continent, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Land & real estate law, Social law and Medical law, Land and real estate law / Real property law, LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems