The Wretched of the Global South: Critical Approaches to International Human Rights Law (International Law and the Global South)

Foreword
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Editor’s Introduction
The Global South and the Pursuit of Justice
The Discursive Dissociation of Human Rights and Justice
	1 Introduction
	2 Socio-Historical Context and Methodology
	3 Theoretical Perspectives
		3.1 Perspectives on Human Rights
		3.2 Dussel’s Community of Victims
	4 Under the Light of the Community of Victims: Afro-Colombian Women Experiences
	5 Decentralising Human Rights: Alternative Local Freedom Practices
	6 Conclusion
	References
Contradictions and Opportunities for National Liberation in Human Rights Law and Practice
	1 Introduction
	2 Strategising National Liberation and Human Rights
	3 National Liberation and Self-Determination
	4 Human Rights and Emancipation
	5 Palestine and Western Sahara in Struggle for Self-Determination
	6 Horizons to Strive for
	References
Towards Decolonial Agenda for Transitional Justice: “The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born”
	1 Introduction
	2 The Disregard for the Colonial in Transitional Justice
	3 What Embarking on Decolonial Agenda Entails for Transitional Justice?
	4 Conclusion
	References
Forced Displacement and Borderlands in International Law: Perspectives from Below
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Conceptual Clarifications
	2 Background of Research in Mubi
		2.1 Research Methods
	3 Brief Historical Context of Mubi: From Colonial Boundary Delimitations and Territorial Transfers to Insurgent Occupation
		3.1 Armed Occupation of Mubi: A Brief Timeline
	4 Narratives and Experiences of the Border at Mubi: Identity and Forced Return During an Insurgency
		4.1 The Normalisation of Refoulement in West Africa
		4.2 The Hardening of Borders
	5 Resisting Violence and Obstructive Borders in Mubi
	6 Conclusion
	References
The Global South and Forgotten Voices
The Children of Kuveni: A Critical Analysis of the Derogated Status of Vedda Community in Post-independent Sri Lanka
	1 Introduction
	2 Story of Veddas in Sri Lanka
	3 Vanishing Veddas: Marginalisation of Vedda Community After Independence
	4 Loopholes in the Legal System in Safeguarding Vedda Rights
	5 Conclusion
	References
Nomads and Forest Rights, Is It a Myth? An Indian Perspective on the Forest-Dependent Pastoral Communities and Their Practices in Protected Areas
	1 Introduction
		1.1 A Reflection of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Discourse Under UNDRIP and the Indian Approach
		1.2 The History of Forest Legislation and Their Impact on Forest Communities
		1.3 Pastoral Communities and the Colonial Experience: An Indian Lens
		1.4 Forest Right and the Law: Present Indian Stance and the Implementation Gaps
		1.5 Implications
	References
Impacts of Sinosphere on Ensuring Equal Rights of Ethnic Minority Women in Southeast Asian Countries: Barriers, Challenges and Recent Developments
	1 Introduction
	2 The Influence of the Sinosphere in Shaping the Status of EMW in Southeast Asian Countries
		2.1 The Values of the Sinosphere in Southeast Asian Countries’ Society
		2.2 The Impacts of the Sinosphere on Awareness of the Position of EMW in the Southeast Asian Countries
	3 The Sinosphere and Gender Equality of EMW in Vietnam and Other Southeast Asian Countries
		3.1 Male Chauvinism—Gender Inequality in the Family
		3.2 Gender Inequality in Economics, Labour, and Workspace
	4 Conclusion
	References
The Wretched of the World: TWAIL, Casteism and the Global South—A Critique
	1 Introduction
	2 History of Caste System in Different Countries
		2.1 Africa
		2.2 South East Asia
		2.3 Latin America
		2.4 South Asia
	3 Caste Discrimination in the 21st Century
	4 The Failures of TWAIL
	5 Visions for the Future
	6 Conclusion
	References
The Global South’s Vision for the Future
Has ‘The Law Found on the Street’ Reached the Inter-American Court of Human Rights? A Socio-Legal Analysis of the Communal Property Right Recognition
	1 Introduction
	2 Between the Law Found on the Street and International Law from Below: Perspectives in (Mis)encounters
		2.1 A Theoretical-Political Line of Thought Created Within the Social Struggles and Legal Criticism: History and Assumptions of the Law Found on the Street
		2.2 Mirar desde la calle es pensar desde abajo: Possible Legal Transformations in the International Arena Through the Brazil/India Connection
	3 The Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights as a Liberating Environment? Reflections on the Right to Communal Property and the (Persistent) Struggle for an Emancipated Institutional Space
		3.1 The Liberal Foundations of the Inter-American System and the Change in the Perception of the Right to Property Promoted Within the Inter-American Court
		3.2 Is the Inter-American System an Emancipated Environment Capable of Reproducing ‘O Direito Achado Na Rua’?
	4 Conclusion
	References
The U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem as a Capital of Israel and the Movement of Its Embassy to Jerusalem: The Question of Jerusalem and Beyond
	1 Introduction
	2 Historical Background and Post-War Development on the Status of Jerusalem
	3 The Palestinian Approach
	4 Israeli Measures Gradually to Annex Jerusalem
	5 Overview of the Legal Issues Relating to Jerusalem and International Law
	6 U.S. Law Policy and Practice Concerning Jerusalem
	7 A Sneak Peek into U.S. Legal Practices and Supreme Court Decisions: Prior to Trump’s Decision
	8 The Palestinian Endeavour to Access the International Justice System
	9 Conclusion
	References
The Struggles for Corporate Accountability in the UN: A Global South Perspective
	1 Introduction
	2 On Global Civil Society and Human Rights
	3 The Struggle for a Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights
	4 Negotiation Process of the Binding Treaty: Engaging with a Global South Perspective
	5 Challenges and Potentialities
	6 Conclusions
	References
Using Law to Prevent Further Unequal Access to Food in North Korea
	1 Introduction
	2 Geopolitical Predicaments Compromising the Legal Food Order
	3 Access to Food as a Critical Human Rights Concern
	4 Reconceptualising Right to Food within the North Korean Context
	5 Conclusion
	References
Editor’s Conclusion