Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resources and Permanent Sovereignty.

• Superior document: Queen Mary Studies in International Law
• Author: Mensi, Andrea.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Queen Mary Studies in International Law
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (347 pages)

"This book illustrates the evolution and the current content of indigenous rights with respect to natural resources under customary international law, the possibility and the practical consequences to conceive those rights in terms of permanent sovereignty over natural resources and, finally, the latest developments on the implementation of such rights at the domestic level"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes and Statutory Instruments -- Introduction -- 1 Context -- 2 Scope of This Book -- 3 Methodology and Definitions -- 4 Structure -- Part 1 States, Sovereignty and Peoples' Rights -- Chapter 1 The Principle of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources as a Right of States -- 1 Preliminary Remarks -- 2 Sovereignty over Territory in International Law -- 2.1 Origins of Territorial Sovereignty -- 2.2 Territorial Sovereignty in Current International Law -- 2.3 Territorial Sovereignty as Opposed to Property Rights -- 3 Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources -- 3.1 Elaboration via the UN General Assembly -- 3.2 The UN Declaration on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources -- 3.2.1 The Drafting of the Declaration -- 3.2.2 The Content of the Declaration -- 3.2.3 The Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order (nieo) -- 3.2.4 The Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States (cerds) -- 3.3 Elaboration in International Treaty Law -- 3.4 Elaboration in International Case Law -- 3.5 The Current Content under Customary International Law of the Principle of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 2 The Conceptualization of Indigenous Peoples in International Law -- 1 Preliminary Remarks -- 2 Early Legal Theories on Indigenous Peoples -- 2.1 The Doctrine of Discovery -- 2.2 The Irrelevance of Indigenous Peoples as Such in Classic International Law -- 3 Indigenous Individuals under International Human Rights Law -- 3.1 Indigenous Individuals -- 3.2 Indigenous Individuals as Members of Minority Groups -- 4 Indigenous Peoples as a Category of 'Peoples' -- 4.1 Peoples as the Population of the Whole of a State.

4.2 Peoples as Distinct Subjects from the Population of a State as a Whole -- 4.2.1 Non-independent Peoples with a Right to Independence -- 4.2.1.1 Colonial Peoples -- 4.2.1.2 Peoples Subject to Alien Domination, Subjugation and Exploitation -- 5 Indigenous as other Non-independent Peoples -- 5.1 ilo Convention No 169 -- 5.2 The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (undrip) -- 5.2.1 The Drafting and Adoption of the Declaration -- 5.2.2 A Special Regime of Group Rights -- 5.3 The American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (adrip) -- 5.3.1 The Drafting and Adoption of the American Declaration -- 5.3.2 The Content of the American Declaration -- 5.4 The Proposed Nordic Saami Convention -- 5.5 Peoples' Rights in the African Charter -- 6 Indigenous 'Communities' -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- Part 2 Indigenous Rights with Respect to Natural Resources before the undrip -- Chapter 3 Individual and Collective Indigenous Rights and Natural Resources -- 1 Preliminary Remarks -- 2 The Rights of Indigenous Individuals with Respect to Natural Resources under International Human Rights Law -- 2.1 Universal Instruments -- 2.1.1 iccpr Article 27 -- 2.1.2 icescr Article 15(1)(a) -- 2.1.3 icerd Article 5(d)(v) -- 2.1.4 crc Article 30 -- 2.1.5 cedaw Articles 15 and 16 -- 2.1.6 International Treaties Concerning the Conservation and Exploitation of Certain Living Resources -- 2.2 Regional Instruments -- 2.2.1 The Inter-American System -- 2.2.2 The European Framework -- 2.2.3 The African System -- 3 The Rights of Indigenous Peoples under ilo Convention No 169 -- 4 The Rights of Indigenous as Peoples under International Human Rights Law -- 4.1 Common Article 1 of the iccpr and icescr -- 4.1.1 iccpr -- 4.1.2 icescr -- 4.2 African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights -- 5 Concluding Remarks.

Chapter 4 Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources as a Peoples' Right -- 1 Preliminary Remarks -- 2 Rights over Natural Resources as Part of the Right of All Peoples to Self-Determination -- 2.1 Common Article 1 of the iccpr and icescr -- 2.2 Article 21 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights -- 3 Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources and Colonial and Equivalent Peoples -- 3.1 General Framework -- 3.2 Specific Instances -- 3.2.1 The People of Namibia -- 3.2.2 The People of Nauru -- 3.2.3 The People of Western Sahara (Saharawi People) -- 3.2.4 The Peoples of Certain Non-self-governing Islands -- 3.2.5 The Palestinian People -- 3.2.6 Non-independent Peoples in the unclos -- 4 The Content of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources as a Right of Peoples -- 4.1 Generally Applicable Rules -- 4.2 Accordance with International Law -- 5 Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources and Indigenous Peoples -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- Part 3 The Impact of the undrip on Indigenous Rights with Respect to Natural Resources -- Chapter 5 Indigenous Peoples' Rights with Respect to Natural Resources in the undrip -- 1 Preliminary Remarks -- 2 Indigenous Collective Rights with Respect to Lands, Territories and Natural Resources -- 2.1 Terminology Adopted by the Declaration -- 2.2 Collective Rights to Cultural and Spiritual Relationship with Respect to Natural Resources -- 2.3 Collective Rights with Respect to Lands and Natural Resources -- 2.4 Recognition and Adjudication of Rights with Respect to Lands, Territories and Natural Resources -- 2.5 The Right to Redress -- 2.6 Consultation and Free, Prior and Informed Consent -- 3 Indigenous Rights with Respect to Natural Resources in the undrip and Permanent Sovereignty -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 6 Indigenous Peoples' Rights with Respect to Natural Resources after the undrip.

1 Preliminary Remarks -- 2 undrip Influence on Later International Instruments -- 2.1 Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resources in the adrip -- 2.1.1 Right to Self-Determination -- 2.1.2 Collective Rights to Cultural and Spiritual Relationship with Lands and Resources -- 2.1.3 Collective Ownership Rights to Lands, Territories and Resources -- 2.1.4 The Right to Redress and Restitution -- 2.1.5 Right to Consultation and Free, Prior and Informed Consent -- 2.2 Indigenous Collective Rights with Respect to Natural Resources in the Proposed Nordic Saami Convention -- 2.2.1 The Rights to Self-Determination and Co-determination -- 2.2.2 Right to Ownership of Lands and Water Resources -- 2.2.3 Right to Consultation and Free, Prior and Informed Consent -- 2.2.4 Right to Redress and Compensation -- 3 The undrip Influence on Regional Jurisprudence -- 3.1 The Inter-American System -- 3.1.1 Indigenous Peoples Right to Self-Determination -- 3.1.2 Rights with Respect to Natural Resources -- 3.1.3 Participation, Consultation and Free, Prior and Informed Consent -- 3.2 The Caribbean System -- 3.3 The European Framework -- 3.4 The African System -- 3.4.1 Rights with Respect to Natural Resources under Article 14 -- 3.4.2 Rights with Respect to Natural Resources under Article 21 -- 3.4.3 Consultation and Free, Prior and Informed Consent -- 4 Influence on Domestic Jurisprudence and Legislation -- 4.1 The Application of undrip Principles by Domestic Courts -- 4.1.1 Self-Determination and Rights with Respect to Lands and Natural Resources -- 4.1.2 Participation and Consultation -- 4.2 undrip Influence on Domestic Legislation -- 5 undrip Influence on International and Human Rights Bodies -- 6 Indigenous 'Permanent Sovereignty' over Natural Resources after the undirp -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- Conclusions -- 1 Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources as a Right of Peoples.

2 Indigenous Peoples as 'Peoples' with a Right to Self-Determination -- 3 Indigenous Peoples' Rights with Respect to Natural Resources -- 4 Indigenous Peoples' Rights with Respect to Natural Resources and Permanent Sovereignty -- 5 Future Developments in International Law on Indigenous Rights -- Bibliography -- Books -- Chapters in Books -- Commentaries in Journal Articles -- Journal Articles -- Dissertations -- Research Papers -- Reports -- Index.