Indigenous Peoples and International Law
- United Nations fact sheet on Indigenous peoples
- United Nations framework of mechanisms of Indigenous peoples issues
- Relevant instruments
- Internet Writings on Indigenous Peoples in International Law
- Indigenous Peoples and International Trade Law
- Australian Parliamentary Inquiries into a United States/Australia Free Trade Agreement
- Readings and writings on Indigenous Peoples and Trade Issues
- ILC Publications on Indigenous Peoples in International Law
United Nations fact sheets on Indigenous peoples
United Nations fact sheet on “The Rights of indigenous peoples”
United Nations guide for indigenous peoples
World Intellectual Property Organisation and Indigenous Peoples
United Nations framework of mechanisms of Indigenous peoples issues
The United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights Working Group elaborating a Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Relevant instruments
International Treaties
Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (ILO No. 169)
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Convention on Biological Diversity
Declarations
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Organisation of American States Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Other Indigenous Declarations
Indigenous Peoples Cancun Declaration on the WTO
Indigenous Peoples Seattle Declaration on Mining
Beijing Declaration of Indigenous Women
The Kimberley Declaration, International Indigenous Peoples Summit on Sustainable Development
Declaration of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change, Second International Indigenous Forum on Climate Change (The Hague, 15 November 2000)
Internet Writings on Indigenous Peoples in International Law
Fergus McKay, “The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in International Law”
Dr Sarah Pritchard, “Indigenous peoples and international law: a critical overview”, Australian Indigenous Law Reporter
Greg Marks, “Sovereign States vs Peoples: Indigenous Rights and the Origins of International Law”, Australian Indigenous Law Reporter
Megan Davis and Hannah McGlade, “International Human Rights Law and the Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law”, Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
S James Anaya, “International human rights and indigenous peoples: The move toward the multicultural state”, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
Dr Sarah Pritchard, “The Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Self-Determination under International Law” Aboriginal Law Bulletin
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Catherine J Iorns, 'The Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples', Murdoch E-Law Journal
Commission on Human Rights, Open-ended inter-sessional working group on a draft
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples: Consideration of a draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Dr Sarah Pritchard, “Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Drafting Nears Completion in UN Working Group”, Indigenous Law Bulletin
Megan Davis, “The United Nations Draft Declaration 2002”, Indigenous Law Bulletin
Dr Sarah Pritchard, “The United Nations and the Making of a Declaration on Indigenous Rights”, Indigenous Law Bulletin
Alison Quentin-Baxter, “The UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples - the International and Constitutional law contexts”, Victoria University of Wellington Law Review
Australia and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Dr Sarah Pritchard, “Breaking the national sound barrier: communicating with the CERD and CAT Committees” Australian Journal of Human Rights
Dr Sarah Pritchard, “Early Warning/Urgent Action Decision Concerning Australia from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination”, Indigenous Law Bulletin
Gillian Triggs, “Australia's Indigenous Peoples and International Law: Validity of the Native Title Amendment Act 1988”, Melbourne University International Law Journal
CERD Committee Decision on Australia, 54th Session.
Heinz Schürmann-Zeggel, “UN CERD Committee Recommends Urgent Australian Government Action on Racial Discrimination” Indigenous Law Bulletin
“Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Peoples And Australia's Obligations Under The United Nations Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Racial Discrimination: Report Submitted By The Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Commission To The UN CERD Committee” Australian Indigenous Law Reporter
“United Nations, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Urgent Action Decision 1(53) Concerning Australia”, Australian Indigenous Law Reporter (1998)
Indigenous peoples and land, territories and resources
Romeo Saganash, “Indigenous peoples and International human rights: Land Rights” Oxford Amnesty Lectures
S James Anaya and Claudio Grossman, “The Case of Awas Tingni v. Nicaragua: A New Step in the International Law of Indigenous Peoples”, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law Online
Megan Davis, The Awas-Tingni Decision Case of the Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni Community v The Republic of Nicaragua, Indigenous Law Bulletin
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Indigenous Peoples and International Trade Law
International Labour Organisation
World Bank indigenous program 'A Partnership for Development'
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
World Intellectual Property Organisation
Indigenous Peoples Declarations on Trade Issues
The International Cancun Declaration of indigenous peoples (5th WTO Ministerial Conference - Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 12 September 2003)
Australian Parliamentary Inquiries into a United States/Australia Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA)
Senate Select Committee on the AUS Free Trade Agreement
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties on the AUS Free Trade Agreement
Indigenous submissions to AUSFTA inquiry:
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Inc
Indigenous submissions to JSCOT on AUSFTA:
Jumbunna submission (Professor Larissa Behrendt, Robynne Quiggin and Megan Davis)
Other important submissions on Indigenous issues:
The Copyright Term Extension (implications for Indigenous peoples) Matthew Rimmer
Readings and writings on Indigenous Peoples and Trade Issues
Adverse effects of free-trade deal will hit indigenous groups hard' Professor Larissa Behrendt and Megan Davis, Sydney Morning Herald, (March 8 2004)
Megan Davis, New Developments in International Advocacy: Amicus Curiae and the World Trade Organisation
David Hume, Indigenous Peoples and the World Trade Organization
GATT TRIPS Review - Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Issues: A Paper by the ATSIC (May 1999)
Australian Parliamentary Library APH Research Paper Indigenous Peoples and Intellectual Property Rights
ILC Publications on Indigenous Peoples in International Law
Megan Davis, ‘The Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law and International Law developments’ in Indigenous Peoples: Issues in International and Australian Law (International Law Association (Australian Branch) Martin Place Papers No. 6, 2007),25-30.
Megan Davis, ‘International Trade, the World Trade Organisation and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ (2006) 8 Balayi: Culture, Law and Colonialism Journal of Law 5-30.
Megan Davis, ‘International Trade rules and Indigenous Knowledge: A Basic Introduction’ (2006) 6 Indigenous Law Bulletin 10-12.
Megan Davis, ‘Slouching towards Australian Public Libraries: The World Trade Organisation General Agreement on Trade in Services’ in Martin Nakata and Marcia Langton (eds) Australian Indigenous Knowledge and Libraries, (Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2005), 129-147.
Megan Davis, ‘International Human Rights Law and the Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law’ Aboriginal Customary Laws reference Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, 2005
Megan Davis, ‘International Trade Law and Indigenous Peoples: A New Direction in Human Rights Advocacy?’ (2005) 8 Australian Indigenous Law Reporter 16-22.
Megan Davis, ‘Outwitted and Outplayed: Indigenous Internationalism and the United Nations’ (2005) 6 Indigenous Law Bulletin 4-7.
Megan Davis, ‘United Nations Reform and Indigenous Peoples’ (2005) 6 Indigenous Law Bulletin 12-16.
Megan Davis, ‘Indigenous Australia and the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement’ (2004) 5 Indigenous Law Bulletin 20-23.
Megan Davis, ‘New Developments in International Advocacy: Amicus Curiae and the World Trade Organisation’ (2003) 5 Indigenous Law Bulletin 14-17.
Megan Davis, ‘International Human Rights Law and the Domestic Treaty process’ in Treaty - Lets Get it Right! (Aboriginal Studies Press, 2003), 137-150.
Megan Davis, ‘The Awas Tingni Decision: Case of the Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni Community v The Republic of Nicaragua’ (2002) 15 Indigenous Law Bulletin 15-18.
Megan Davis, ‘The United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples’ (2002) 5 Indigenous Law Bulletin 6-9.