The Trail of Broken Dreams: The Status of Indigenous Peoples in International Law
This chapter attempts to define the current status of international law on indigenous peoples, in order to establish what the rights are that, when infringed, may entitle the communities concerned to claim reparations. After having examined the relevant international instruments and state practice,...
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Published in | Reparations for Indigenous Peoples |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
24.01.2008
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Summary: | This chapter attempts to define the current status of international law on indigenous peoples, in order to establish what the rights are that, when infringed, may entitle the communities concerned to claim reparations. After having examined the relevant international instruments and state practice, it concludes that the right of indigenous peoples to enjoy, preserve, and transmit to future generations their distinctive identity is today recognized by customary international law ‘as a value perceived by the international community as a whole as worthy of protecting in itself’, translating into a correspondent state obligation ‘to ensure that the right in point is adequately preserved and safeguarded’. This right may feasibly translate into a number of prerogatives which – if infringed – may give title to reparation. |
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ISBN: | 0199235600 9780199235605 |
DOI: | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199235605.003.0004 |