ABSTRACT
The field of ‘critical indigenous rights studies’ is a complex one that benefits from an interdisciplinary perspective and a realist (as opposed to an idealised) approach to indigenous peoples. This book draws on sociology of law, anthropology, political sciences and legal sciences in order to address emerging issues in the study of indigenous rights and identify directions for future research.
The first part of the volume investigates how changing identities and cultures impact rights protection, analysing how policies on development and land, and processes such as migration, interrelate with the mobilisation of identities and the realisation of rights. In the second part, new approaches related to indigenous peoples’ rights are scrutinised as to their potential and relevance. They include addressing legal tensions from an indigenous peoples’ rights perspective, creating space for counter-narratives on international law and designing new instruments.
Throughout the text, case studies with wide geographical scope are presented, ranging from Latin America (the book’s focus) to Egypt, Rwanda and Scandinavia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|59 pages
Changing identities and cultures
chapter 3|19 pages
Politics of oneness and Twa’s struggle for land
chapter 4|19 pages
The impact of migration processes on indigenous peoples’ rights
part II|51 pages
Innovating the law
chapter 6|26 pages
Protecting traditional cultural expressions
part |41 pages
Part II.B Creating space for counter-narratives within international law
chapter 7|21 pages
Indigenous peoples’ involvement in the REDD+ global debate
chapter 8|18 pages
The rights of indigenous peoples in the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
part |48 pages
Part II.C Designing new instruments