Indigenous (In)Justice: Human Rights Law and Bedouin
Arabs in the Naqab/Negev
by Ahmad Amara (Author), Ismael Abu-saad (Author),
Oren Yiftachel (Author)
The indigenous Bedouin Arab population in the
Naqab/Negev desert in Israel has experienced a history of displacement, intense
political conflict, and cultural disruption, along with recent rapid
modernization, forced urbanization, and migration. This volume of essays
highlights international, national, and comparative law perspectives and
explores the legal and human rights dimensions of land, planning, and housing
issues, as well as the economic, social, and cultural rights of indigenous
peoples. Within this context, the essays examine the various dimensions of the
"negotiations" between the Bedouin Arab population and the State of
Israel. Indigenous (In)Justice locates the discussion of the Naqab/Negev
question within the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict and within key
international debates among legal scholars and human rights advocates,
including the application of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, the formalization of traditional property rights, and the utility of
restorative and reparative justice approaches. Leading international scholars
and professionals, including the current United Nations Special Rapporteur on
Violence against Women and the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples, are among the contributors to this volume.
