No real change in US position on Declaration

The Obama administration seems to have largely kept those Bush era positions. [...] the Dec. 16 position paper appears to be merely a further elaboration of the already existing United States position with regard to the Declaration under the guise of "supporting" that human rights instrume...

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Published inIndian country today (Oneida, N.Y.) Vol. 30; no. 30
Main Author Newcomb, Steven
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oneida, N.Y Indian Country Today 29.12.2010
Subjects
Covenants
Human rights
Native peoples
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Summary:The Obama administration seems to have largely kept those Bush era positions. [...] the Dec. 16 position paper appears to be merely a further elaboration of the already existing United States position with regard to the Declaration under the guise of "supporting" that human rights instrument. According to the U.S. State Department, the entire Declaration is "not legally binding or a statement of current international law."
ISSN:1066-5501