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    We want what's ours : learning from South Africa's land restitution program / Bernadette Atuahene.

    • Title:We want what's ours : learning from South Africa's land restitution program / Bernadette Atuahene.
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    • Author/Creator:Atuahene, Bernadette, author.
    • Published/Created:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Indigenous peoples--Civil rights--South Africa.
      Land reform--Law and legislation--South Africa.
      Land settlement--Law and legislation--South Africa.
      Restitution--South Africa.
    • Edition:First edition.
    • Description:1 volume ; 24 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780198714637 (hbk.)
      0198714637 (hbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: Brief history of dignity takings in South Africa
      Methodology
      Outline of the book
      I. DIGNITY TAKINGS
      1. Dignity takings: A theoretical framework
      state directly or indirectly
      Destroys or confiscates property
      From owners or occupiers
      Whom it deems to be sub persons
      Without paying just compensation or without a legitimate public purpose
      2. Dignity takings: The South African case
      Life before the forced removals
      forced removals
      II. DIGNITY RESTORATION
      3. Dignity restoration: The importance of process
      Brief history of the Act
      court-led process
      commission-led process
      Conclusion
      4. Dignity restoration: The importance of communication
      significance of communication
      difficulty of communication
      Conclusion
      5. Dignity restoration: The importance of restitution awards
      Economic impact
      Dignity impact
      Conclusion
      Conclusion
      Remedying dignity takings in South Africa
      Remedying dignity takings around the globe.
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