Sovereignty Revisited: International Law and Parallel Sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples

182 This notwithstanding, the spread of contemporary practice favorable to the recognition of indigenous autonomy seems to demonstrate that, to a certain extent, the idea of indigenous sovereignty, as parallel to State sovereignty (that is to say that the territorial State, pursuant to international...

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Published in:Texas international law journal 2006-10, Vol.42 (1), p.155
Main Author: Lenzerini, Federico
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Divestiture
Exercise
Ideology
International law
Political theory
Politics
Religion
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Summary:182 This notwithstanding, the spread of contemporary practice favorable to the recognition of indigenous autonomy seems to demonstrate that, to a certain extent, the idea of indigenous sovereignty, as parallel to State sovereignty (that is to say that the territorial State, pursuant to international law, can, to a certain extent regulate, but not preclude, its exercise), has emerged in the context of the international legal order, giving rise to a provision of customary law binding States to grant a reasonable degree of sovereignty to indigenous peoples.
ISSN:0163-7479