Full Description
Based on nearly a decade of collaboration by leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous legal experts and researchers, Indigenous Peoples Inspiring Sustainable Development amplifies the guidance and wisdom of Indigenous knowledge and law, as reflected in First Nations treaties with countries. It explores the potential of these covenants to guide sustainable development opportunities in the context of evolving international and domestic legal regimes. Through comparative legal research and contextualized examples across diverse communities' and countries' accords, the volume uncovers whether and how the principles, provisions and practices of Indigenous treaties can strengthen efforts to address pressing social, environmental, and economic challenges. Through cutting-edge insights and stories, the authors analyse how implementation of these treaties could foster, rather than frustrate, efforts to advance the global Sustainable Development Goals by upholding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Contents
Part I. Introduction to Indigenous Rights and International Law: 1. Introduction Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and Wayne Garnons-Williams; Part II. Foundations of International Law for Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development: 2. Indigenous peoples rights in ILO 169 and UNDRIP Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Wayne Garnons-Williams and Elaina Cox; 3. Indigenous peoples, sustainable development and international law Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and Tara Dawn Atleo; 4. Indigenous trade and investment law for sustainability Wayne Garnons-Williams; Part III. Indigenous Treaty Law Innovations on Sustainable Development: 5. Traditional knowledge, genetic resources & indigenous treaty law Wayne Garnons-Williams; 6. Renewable resources, sustainable development & indigenous treaty law Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Tara Dawn Atleo and Cecilia Campero; 7. Indigenous rights, cultural heritage & indigenous treaty law Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Wayne Garnons-Williams, Eva Wu, Elaina Cox and Odeeth Lara Morales; 8. Extractive industries, sustainable development & indigenous treaty law Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Wayne Garnons-Williams and Eva Wu; Part IV. Indigenous Treaty Implementation in Key Countries: 9. Honouring treaty rights throughout history in Canada Wayne Garnons-Williams; 10. Advancing treaty rights to economic sovereignty in the USA Wayne Garnons-Williams; 11. Giving nature legal standing in New Zealand Wayne Garnons-Williams and Dr Robert Joseph; 12. Exploring indigenous legal geographies of the SDGs in the andes Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and Cecilia Campero; 13. Promoting rights of indigenous peoples to achieve SDGs in Bangladesh and Mexico Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and Hafijul Islam Khan; Part V. Conclusion and Lessons for Treaty Reform: 14. UNDRIP principles & sustainability innovations in indigenous trade agreements Wayne Garnons-Williams; 15. New directions for treaties advancing sustainable development in the context of the rights of indigenous peoples Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Wayne Garnons-Williams and Eva Wu.
