Full Description
This handbook is a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of indigenous peoples' rights. Chapters by experts in the field examine legal, philosophical, sociological and political issues, addressing a wide range of themes at the centre of debates on the rights of indigenous peoples. The book addresses not only the major questions, such as 'Who are indigenous peoples? What is distinctive about their rights? How are their rights constructed and protected? What is the relationship between national indigenous rights regimes and international norms?' but also themes such as culture, identity, genocide, globalization and development, and the environment.
The book is divided into eight sections, which will each discuss and analyse a number of themes at the heart of the debates on the rights of indigenous peoples.
Part 1: Indigeneity
Part 2: Rights and Governance
Part 3: Indigenous Women's Rights
Part 4: Development and the Environment
Part 5: Mobilization for Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Part 6: Justice and Reparations
Part 7: International Monitoring and Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Part 8: Regional Case Studies
This book will be essential reading for academics working in the field, students on courses in human rights, international relations, political science, philosophy, sociology and law. It will also be of interest to practitioners and activists working in the indigenous rights field and in the human rights field more generally.
Contents
1 Introduction Corinne Lennox and Damien Short Part 1: Indigeneity 2. Philosophical Justifications for Indigenous Rights Paul Patton 3. Beyond Black and White: Essentialism, Hybridity and Indigeneity Yin Paradis 4. Indigenous Membership and Human Rights Kirsty Gover Part 2: Rights and Governance 5. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Marco Odello 6. Development Projects and Indigenous Peoples' Lands Mauro Barelli 7. Exploring Indigenous Self-Government and Forms of Autonomy Alexandra Tomaselli 8. Reparations for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, New Zealand and Australia Andrew Erueti 9. The Long Reach of Frontier Justice Liz Cassell and Colin Samson Part 3: Indigenous Women's Rights 10. Indigenous Women's Rights and International Law Rauna Kuokkanen 11. Human Rights and Indigenous Feminisms Cheryl Suzack Part 4: Development and the Environment 12. Living Well with the Earth Deborah McGregor 13. Mother Earth, Indigenous Peoples and Neo-liberal Climate Change Governance Paul Havemann 14. Indigenous Peoples and the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Corinne Lewis 15. The Fetish Mechanism: a post dogmatic case study of the Atacama Desert Peoples Alonso Barros 16. Evolution of Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Indigenous Knowledge Debate Rebecca C. Fan Part 5: Mobilization for Indigenous Peoples' Rights 17. Indigenous Mobilization and Activism in the UN System Sheryl Lightfoot 18. Indigenous Mobilisation and Activism: The San, the Botswana State, and the International Community Maria Sapignoli Part 6: Justice and Reparations 19. The Indian Specific Claims Commission as a Mechanism of Transitional Justice in Canada Jane Dickson 20. Reconciliation, Reparations and Rights: Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations Andrew Gunstone Part 7: International Monitoring and Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples' Rights 21. From Outsiders to Centre Stage: Three decades of Indigenous Peoples' Presence at the United Nations Julian Burger 22. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Rodolfo Stavenhagen 23. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples' Culture and Work under the ILO Lee Swepston 24. From Theory to Practice: Holistic Strategies for Effective Advocacy Cynthia Morel Part 8: Regional Case Studies 25. International Human rights Standards and Indigenous Peoples' Land and Human Rights in Asia Raja Devashish Roy 26. The Struggle for Protection of Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Africa George Mukundi Wachira and Tuuli Karjala 27. Indigenous Peoples' Rights and the Law in Latin America Rachel Sieder 28. Indigenous Self-determination in the Nordic Countries: The Sami, and the Inuit of Greenland Peter Johansson
