CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Abu Zaalan, Rima |
|---|---|
| Title | The Capacity Of International Soft-Law Instruments In Ensuring Protection Of Indigenous Peoples From Land-Grab-Induced Displacement: The Case Of The Voluntary Guidelines |
| Summary | The last decades have seen a proliferation of land-based investments all over the world. Actively promoted climate change mitigation agenda partially shifted the focus of ‘global land rush’ to large-scale land acquisitions for environmental ends such as carbon sequestration, biofuels production, etc. Taking into account generally weak land governance in the countries of the Global South, which are the most attractive for green land investments, large-scale land acquisitions there incur risks of dispossession and displacement of local communities. Indigenous peoples as the most marginalized and vulnerable groups, whose tenure rights are extremely insecure, might be disproportionately affected by ‘green’ land-based investments. This thesis is concerned with the capacity of the international land governance standards to ensure protection of indigenous communities from land-grab-induced displacement in general and green-grab-induced displacement in particular. It focuses on the VGGT as a key internationally negotiated framework to improve land governance developed in 2012. The analysis provides insights on to what extent the VGGT as a ‘soft law’ instrument can ensure recognition and protection of indigenous peoples’ tenure rights and mitigate the risks of their forced evictions. |
| Supervisor | Andrew Cartwright |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/abu-zaalan_rima.pdf |
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