Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 680 g
Reihe: Aspen Elective Series
Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 680 g
Reihe: Aspen Elective Series
ISBN: 978-0-7355-6248-6
Verlag: ASPEN PUBL
- materials highlighting the major issues concerning indigenous peoples, including issues of self-determination, culture, lands and resources, collective rights, state responsibility for historical wrongs, and the meaning of the "indigenous" rubric. The issues are then linked to actual cases concerning or situations faced by indigenous groups.
- edited materials from a range of authors along with insightful commentary providing in-depth discussion of the issues and developments
- discussion of the international and domestic mechanisms by which human rights norms concerning indigenous peoples are implemented. This provides students with an understanding of the practical implications of the norms and their potential strategic value.
- background material on the authority and workings of the various international institutions that are addressing indigenous issues, enabling students to understand the legal or political significance of the relevant developments and place those developments within the broader context of the international human rights system
An invaluable resource for any course dealing with international human rights, International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples (Aspen Elective Series) has just the right mix of institutional and case material, historical background and recent developments, and perceptive commentary.