Egede, Hephzibah (2017) The ICJ Bakassi Decision: The rights of the indigenous communities and populations in the Bakassi Peninsula in Edwin Egede, Mark Igiehon (eds)The Bakassi Dispute and the International Court of Justice: Continuing Challenges. In: The Bakassi Dispute and the International Court of Justice: Continuing Challenges. Routledge, Abingdon, New York, pp. 80-99. ISBN 9781472470621
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This chapter appraises the 2002 judgment delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case of Cameroon v. Nigeria. It considers the meaning of indigeneity and indigenous peoples in international law and shows whether the peoples and communities within the Bakassi Peninsula can be regarded as indigenous communities. The chapter evaluates the significance of the link between land and the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples and communities. It explores whether the resettlement of indigenous peoples as required by the Greentree Agreement constitutes a forceful removal of indigenous peoples from their land and cultural heritage. The chapter also addresses the role that an award of fair and just compensation can play in ensuring that the removal of indigenous peoples from their land is not in breach of international law. It also appraises the relevance of free prior informed consent (FPIC) on matters impacting the rights of indigenous peoples in the Bakassi Peninsula.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | International law, indigenous people, International Court of Justice, Bakasi Peninsula (Cameroon) - International status, Cameroon - Boundaries - Nigeria |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
| Divisions: | School of Law |
| Depositing User: | Hephzibah Egede |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2019 11:33 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2019 11:33 |
| URI: | http://bear.buckingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/326 |
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