VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee

The question of the consent of indigenous peoples is at least as old as colonization. Indeed, the consent of indigenous peoples was already an issue at the heart of treaty-making between colonial settlers and indigenous peoples. The issue of...

With almost half of the continental water supply, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) still ever remains one of the countries with relatively a low access to safe drinking water for the population. It is this paradox that this paper aims to...

This article seeks to contribute to shifting the focus from an international, towards a regional cultural heritage protection in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While especially the destruction of Palmyra has drawn much of worldwide...

This report sheds light on the history, process and content of the fundamental reform of the Mongolian Constitution, a remarkably genuine piece of legislation carved out after the peaceful revolution of 1990 having undergone now a fundamental...

This article examines the African experiment with federalism in light of classic federal theory with the objective of identifying and illuminating patterns of convergence and divergence and the consequences thereof. Classic federal theory offers...

How to assess the issue of indigenous land rights in the face of man-m⁠a⁠d⁠e climate change and Amazon fires? How to classify the EU free trade agreement „Mercosur“ and relevant climate, environmental and indigenous rights? What are legal...

The paper reviews counterterrorism legislation in Cameroon in relation to (in-) security, human rights and the rule of law. In December 2014, to step up the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram, the Parliament of Cameroon enacted a new law...

This paper deals with the question of minorities with particular reference to the issues of their recognition and their management by the state showing by way of evidence the manner in which the said groups consider themselves as minority through a...

The Noongar people of the federal state of Western Australia have recently entered into what can be described as the most comprehensive settlement of a native title claim that spans an area of 200 000 square kilometres. The Settlement lays the...

Some call it Addis Ababa. Others call it Finfinnee. That is the capital city of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. “What’s in a name?” In fact, the name is at the centre of the row over the federal capital. Those who opt to refer the...