Environmental Justice and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Name: Environmental Justice and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Environmental Justice and the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesInternational and Domestic Legal Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Laura Westra\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781844074853, 978-1844074853\nSynopsis\nMore than 300 million people in over 70 countries make up the worlds indigenous populations. Yet despite ever-growing pressures on their lands, environment and way of life through outside factors such as climate change and globalization, their rights in these and other respects are still not fully recognized in international law.\n\n In this incisive book, Laura Westra deftly reveals the lethal effects that damage to ecological integrity can have on communities. Using examples in national and international case law, she demonstrates how their lack of sufficient legal rights leaves indigenous peoples defenceless, time and again, in the face of governments and businesses who have little effective incentive to consul.