âOur Human Rights are Our Landâ: Reconceptualising the Right to Property from an Indigenous Perspective

Davinia GÃ³mez-SÃ¡nchez

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Legal orders rooted in western hegemonic legal paradigms are proving limited in addressing historical discrimination, structural inequalities and current human rights challenges. Pointing at the ideological coloniality in the legal realm, this presentation aims at recapturing the validity and meaning of indigenous peoplesâ perspectives in an attempt to contest and expand the prevailing human rights discourse. Against the dominant values underpinning the mainstream conceptualisation of rights (secularism, autonomy, anthropocentrism, economic growth), the basis for an alternative construction will be advanced here.

Building on epistemically neglected legal worldviews and cultural traditions, this piece explores and identifies valuable aspects stemming from indigenous peoples in Southern Africa to put forward a reformulation of rights. In opposition to liberal concepts of property epitomised in positive laws, this contribution will present an alternative conceptualisation of property, ownership and the non-exclusive uses of land based on the San, highlighting aspects such as mutual dependence, egalitarianism, sharing, redistribution and reciprocity.

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Reimagining Legal Pluralism in Africa

Balancing Indigenous, State, and Religious Laws

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ISBN:: 9789004696747

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å°å·åºçæ¥æ:: 17 May 2024

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Part 1 Succession in African Legal Pluralism

Part 2 Marriage in African Legal Pluralism

Part 3 Islamic and Comparative Law in African Legal Pluralism

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