Open AccessIndigenous Nations’ Rights in the Balance
Author(s) -
Marcelle Burns
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of critical indigenous studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1837-0144
DOI - 10.5204/ijcis.v7i1.121
Subject(s) - indigenous , human rights , declaration , political science , international human rights law , indigenous rights , fundamental rights , law , ecology , biology
The United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) received a mixed reception. Some commentators viewed it as setting important normative standards for the recognition of Indigenous human rights within the international law framework, whilst others have been critical of the declaration for unduly limiting the nature and scope of Indigenous rights (Anaya 2004; Churchill 2011; Davis 2008; Moreton-Robinson 2011; Pitty 2001; Watson and Venne 2012). Indigenous Nations’ Rights in the Balance: An Analysis of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Charmaine White Face (2013) makes an important contribution to this debate by methodically charting the key changes made during the passage of the declaration through the United Nations process and highlighting the significance of these changes for the recognition and realisation of Indigenous rights.