ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book examines the matter from the perspective of non-state actors generally: is there space in the definitional sphere of the concept for the rural and remote communities? It espouses a cause for recognition, or at least case-based acknowledgement, of rural communities and remote communities as non-state actors on the grounds that they can display the essential participatory characteristics required to be regarded as such in terms of their treaty recognition and/or their accumulative capacity to influence international decision-making and equitable rights. The book shows that they display enough of the characteristics required to be regarded as non-state actors by starting with rural communities.
