1st Edition

Seeking Justice in International Law The Significance and Implications of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

By Mauro Barelli Copyright 2016
206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

Today human rights represent a primary concern of the international legal system. The international community’s commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights, however, does not always produce the results hoped for by the advocates of a more justice-oriented system of international law. Indeed international law is often criticised for, inter alia , its enduring imperial character,... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction  Part 1  Chapter 2. The Legal Content of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples  Chapter 3. The Legal Status of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples  Part 2 Chapter 4. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Human Rights Struggles of Other Groups in International Law  Part 3  Chapter 5. The Political Power of the Global Indigenous Movement  Chapter 6. Two Distinguishing Features of the Human Rights Claims of Indigenous Peoples  Chapter 7. Conclusions

Biography

Mauro Barelli is a Senior Lecturer at The City Law School, City University London.