Full Description
Indigenous Human Rights is an edited selection of proceedings of the Australian Indigenous Human Rights Conference, organised by members of Southern Cross University in February 2000. The collection covers a range of issues relating to Indigenous human rights including: racial discrimination and 'special measures'; removal of children; law and order; access to the United Nations; and prospects for the use of international law. One of the most important aspects of the book is the range of Indigenous and non-Indigenous contributors from Australia, the Pacific, north America, and Europe.
Contents
Foreword Warwick Fisher & Sam Garkawe Introduction Larissa Behrendt Part 1: Indigenous Human Rights in Australia The legitimacy of special measures William Jonas and Margaret Donaldson One Indigenous perspective on human rights Irene Watson Cultural rights, human rights and the contemporary removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families Chris Cunneen and Terry Libesman "Dry 'em out" or "lock 'em up": contrasting approaches to law and order in Tennant Creek Pamela Ditton Asserting Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights Terri Janke Part 2: International Developments in Indigenous Human Rights The influence of Indigenous peoples on the development of international law S. James Anaya Locating human rights in the South Pacific: a Korero about human rights Nin Tomas The Indian Child Welfare Act, love has little to do with it Mary Jo B. Hunter Indigenous rights to self-government and self-determination: an Inuit Arctic perspective Joern Berglund Nielsen Part 3: Realising Human Rights Realising human rights: utilising UN mechanisms Elizabeth Evatt Getting government to listen Bill Barker The real crime of the State and Indigenous people's human rights Paul Omojo Omaji Unfinished business - national responsibilities and local actions Peter Yu
