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Title Climate change and indigenous peoples : the search for legal remedies / edited by Randall S. Abate, Elizabeth Ann Kronk
Published Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 590 pages) : maps
Contents pt. I. Introductory context and principles -- pt. II. Global perspectives
Summary This timely volume explores the ways in which indigenous peoples across the world are challenged by climate change impacts, and discusses the legal resources available to confront those challenges. Indigenous peoples occupy a unique niche within the climate justice movement, as many indigenous communities live subsistence lifestyles that are severely disrupted by the effects of climate change. Additionally, in many parts of the world, domestic law is applied differently to indigenous peoples than it is to their non-indigenous peers, further complicating the quest for legal remedies. The contri
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Environmental law.
Climatic changes -- Law and legislation.
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous knowledge -- Ecology
Environment -- Climate and weather -- Climate change
Environment -- Conservation -- Law and legislation
Environment -- Land management
Indigenous peoples
Law -- International law
LAW -- Indigenous Peoples.
Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
Environmental law
Indigenous peoples
Miljörätt.
Klimatförändringar.
Ursprungsbefolkningar.
Torres Strait Islands (Qld TSI SC54, SC55-05)
Katherine (NT Top End SD53-09)
Pilbara area (WA SF50, SF51, SG50)
Form Electronic book
Author Abate, Randall S., editor
Kronk Warner, Elizabeth Ann, editor.
ISBN 9781781001806
1781001804
1781001790
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9781283992701
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