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Unfinished Constitutional Business?
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
其他書名
Rethinking Indigenous Self-determination
出版
Aboriginal Studies Press
, 2005
主題
Law / Constitutional
Law / Jurisprudence
Law / Indigenous Law
Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Social Science / General
Social Science / Discrimination
Social Science / Indigenous Studies
ISBN
0855754664
9780855754662
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=mY6GAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Indigenous self-determination is the recognised right of all peoples to freely determine their political status, and pursue their economic, social and cultural development. "Unfinished Constitutional Business" offers fresh insights into the ways Indigenous peoples can chart their own course and realise self-determination. The right to self-determination remains the most hotly contested issue in the UN Working Group's Draft Declaration: because the history of colonisation is emotionally charged, the issue has been clouded by a rhetoric that has sometimes obstructed analysis. This book provides a comprehensive international exploration of Indigenous self-determination. It argues that patterns are emerging that point to effective strategies that will allow Indigenous peoples to realise their goals. The UN Working Group's definition of Indigenous peoples has been influenced by these different experiences of colonisation. Diverse jurisdictions are examined as it surveys both common law and civil law systems: from the Saami Parliaments of Scandinavia, to the Maori seats in the New Zealand Parliament, of the Australian Indigenous peoples struggle for native title and self-governance, to the Canadian experience in territorial governance. A selection of international authors challenge readers to (re)consider the meanings of self-determination and their implic-ations for Indigenous peoples in different contexts.