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Land Rights And Socio-Economic Development Of Afro-Brazilian Communities, Noah Browne, Anne Dana, Katherine Shea
Land Rights And Socio-Economic Development Of Afro-Brazilian Communities, Noah Browne, Anne Dana, Katherine Shea
Duke Law Student Papers Series
Law students and recent graduates who spent the Spring 2010 semester studying the land rights of Afro-Brazilian communities have submitted their final report to community leaders and Brazilian government officials, institutions, and non-government organizations engaged in the issue.
Written under the supervision of Laurence R. Helfer, the Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law, the report contains insights gleaned from the students’ intense study and research, both at Duke Law and on the ground in Brazil. Along with Helfer, the students spent their 2010 Spring break in Brazil as part of the seminar. They met with members of quilombos -- …