Centre for Minority Rights Development (Kenya) and Minority Rights Group International on Behalf of Endorois Welfare Council v Kenya
A Landmark Decision from the African Commission
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16767495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Ashamu (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 300-313 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0221-8553 • E-ISSN: 1464-3731 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021855311000155 |
| OpenAlex | W2103023266 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 1 |
This is the first judgment from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to address the rights of indigenous peoples and their claims to land and natural resources. It is also the first ruling by an international tribunal which finds a violation of the right to development. The Commission examined the Kenyan government's eviction of the indigenous Endorois community from their ancestral land around Lake Bogoria to establish a game reserve. Finding violations of the rights of the Endorois to religion, culture, property, natural resources and development, the Commission called for the recognition of Endorois ownership of their ancestral land and its restitution to the community. This case note describes the Commission's legal analysis of the Endorois case and explains how the decision establishes an important precedent for ensuring equity and participation in natural resource management and development on indigenous lands
Commission · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law) · Eviction · Government (linguistics) · Human rights · Indigenous · Indigenous rights · International human rights law · Kenya · Natural resource · Natural resource management · Political science · Tribunal · Human Rights and Development · Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2020 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |