International Recognition of Indigenous Rights, Indigenous Control of Development and Domestic Political Mobilisation

Indigenous peoples have recently achieved increased recognition of Indigenous rights in international declarations and conventions, and national legislation. This increased recognition does not itself allow Indigenous peoples to achieve one of their central objectives, control over development which...

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Published in:Australian journal of political science 2012-12, Vol.47 (4), p.531-545
Main Author: O'Faircheallaigh, Ciaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aboriginal communities
Australia
Canada: Industries and resources
Civil rights
Congresses and Conventions
Consent (Law)
Corporations
corporations and human rights
Exploitation
HERITAGE CONSERVATION
Human rights
Indigenous Free Prior Informed Consent
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Populations
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
informed consent
Jabiluka uranium project
Land
LAND USE
Legislation
Mining
Native peoples
NATURAL RESOURCES
norm adoption
Northern Territory: Industries and resources
Political activism
Political mobilization
Political science
Private sector
Recognition
Resource management
Voisey's Bay nickel project
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Summary:Indigenous peoples have recently achieved increased recognition of Indigenous rights in international declarations and conventions, and national legislation. This increased recognition does not itself allow Indigenous peoples to achieve one of their central objectives, control over development which affects them or their ancestral lands. State authorities often ignore international legal instruments and domestic legislation in dealing with major resource projects on Indigenous land, and international recognition of Indigenous rights has no binding effect on the private resource corporations that increasingly dominate resource exploitation. Given this situation, Indigenous control of development can only be achieved by Indigenous mobilisation in the domestic political sphere, targeting both the state and resource corporations.
ISSN:1036-1146
1363-030X
DOI:10.1080/10361146.2012.731484