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Toward a Genuine Redress for an Unjust Past: The Nibutani Dam Case

Author: Toshiaki Sonohara
Professor of Law, Daito Bunka University, Japan
Subjects: Ainu Japanese people
Indigenous peoples - Asia
Japanese law (Other articles)
Issue: Volume 4, Number 2 (June 1997)
Category: Current Developments

Abstract

The article involves an examination of the "Nibutani Dam" case in which the Japanese District Court recognised, for the first time, the Ainu people as an indigenous group. The author also discusses the relationship between International law and Japanese domestic law.

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