Litigating the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Domestic and International Courts

Litigating the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Domestic and International Courts
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9789004461666
ISBN-13 : 9004461663
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Book Synopsis Litigating the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Domestic and International Courts by : Bertus de Villiers

Download or read book Litigating the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Domestic and International Courts written by Bertus de Villiers and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on trend-setting judgments in different parts of the world that impacted on the rights of persons belonging to minorities and Indigenous people. The cases illustrate how the judiciary has been called upon to fill out the detail of minority protection arrangements and how, in doing so, in many instances the judiciary has taken the respective countries on a course that parliament may not have been able to navigate. In this book authors from various backgrounds in the practical application of minority protection arrangements investigate the role of the judiciary in constitutional arrangements aimed at the protection of the rights of minorities and Indigenous peoples.

State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016

State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016
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Publisher : Minority Rights Group
Total Pages : 112
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ISBN-10 : 9781907919800
ISBN-13 : 1907919805
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Book Synopsis State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016 by : Peter Grant

Download or read book State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016 written by Peter Grant and published by Minority Rights Group. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unique cultures of minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide – spanning a wide variety of customs and practices – are under threat. This year’s edition of State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples highlights the impact of land dispossession, forced assimilation and other forms of discrimination on the most fundamental aspects of their identity, including language, art, traditional knowledge and spirituality. But while the effects of this attrition can be devastating, minority and indigenous cultures have also been critical in strengthening communities and providing activists with a platform to fight for their rights. As this volume illustrates, ensuring that the cultural freedoms of minorities and indigenous peoples are protected is essential if their other rights are also to be respected.

Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Ways Forward

Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Ways Forward
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Publisher : Minority Rights Group
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 9781907919497
ISBN-13 : 190791949X
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Book Synopsis Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Ways Forward by : Federica Prina

Download or read book Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Ways Forward written by Federica Prina and published by Minority Rights Group. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an overview of the present situation of minority and indigenous peoples’ rights in Russia. It examines the difficulties in the implementation of international mechanisms for minority and indigenous protection, with a focus on the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities, although other international standards (emanating from the OSCE and United Nations) are also taken into account. In particular, the report considers the complexities in the participation of civil society in international monitoring mechanisms. Following an introduction and an overview of domestic and international legislation, the report provides: a) an overview of the main problems confronting minorities and indigenous peoples in Russia; and b) an outline of the factors affecting the implementation of international mechanisms on minority and indigenous protection. It ends with a series of recommendations to improve the participation, recognition and treatment of minorities and indigenous peoples in the country.

Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights

Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights
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Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D035326161
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Book Synopsis Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights by : United Nations

Download or read book Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights written by United Nations and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The present guide offers information related to norms and mechanisms developed to protect the rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities. It includes detailed information about procedures and forums in which minority issues may be raised to minorities and by also covering selected specialized agencies and regional mechanisms, the present Guide complements information contained in Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society"--Introduction.

Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 429
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ISBN-10 : 9783030846473
ISBN-13 : 3030846474
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Book Synopsis Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by : Ziba Vaghri

Download or read book Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child written by Ziba Vaghri and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-03 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book presents a discussion on human rights-based attributes for each article pertinent to the substantive rights of children, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It provides the reader with a unique and clear overview of the scope and core content of the articles, together with an analysis of the latest jurisprudence of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. For each article of the UNCRC, the authors explore the nature and scope of corresponding State obligations, and identify the main features that need to be taken into consideration when assessing a State’s progressive implementation of the UNCRC. This analysis considers which aspects of a given right are most important to track, in order to monitor States' implementation of any given right, and whether there is any resultant change in the lives of children. This approach transforms the narrative of legal international standards concerning a given right into a set of characteristics that ensure no aspect of said right is overlooked. The book develops a clear and comprehensive understanding of the UNCRC that can be used as an introduction to the rights and principles it contains, and to identify directions for future policy and strategy development in compliance with the UNCRC. As such, it offers an invaluable reference guide for researchers and students in the field of childhood and children’s rights studies, as well as a wide range of professionals and organisations concerned with the subject.

Handbook of Indigenous Peoples' Rights

Handbook of Indigenous Peoples' Rights
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 673
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ISBN-10 : 9781136313851
ISBN-13 : 1136313850
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Book Synopsis Handbook of Indigenous Peoples' Rights by : Damien Short

Download or read book Handbook of Indigenous Peoples' Rights written by Damien Short and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook will be a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of indigenous peoples’ rights. Chapters by experts in the field will examine legal, philosophical, sociological and political issues, addressing a wide range of themes at the heart of debates on the rights of indigenous peoples. The book will address not only the major questions, such as ‘who are indigenous peoples? What is distinctive about their rights? How are their rights constructed and protected? What is the relationship between national indigenous rights regimes and international norms? but also themes such as culture, identity, genocide, globalization and development, rights institutionalization and the environment.

Indigenous Peoples in International Law

Indigenous Peoples in International Law
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 0195173503
ISBN-13 : 9780195173505
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Book Synopsis Indigenous Peoples in International Law by : S. James Anaya

Download or read book Indigenous Peoples in International Law written by S. James Anaya and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of the first book-length treatment of the subject, S. James Anaya incorporates references to all the latest treaties and recent developments in the international law of indigenous peoples. Anaya demonstrates that, while historical trends in international law largely facilitated colonization of indigenous peoples and their lands, modern international law's human rights program has been modestly responsive to indigenous peoples' aspirations to survive as distinct communities in control of their own destinies. This book provides a theoretically grounded and practically oriented synthesis of the historical, contemporary and emerging international law related to indigenous peoples. It will be of great interest to scholars and lawyers in international law and human rights, as well as to those interested in the dynamics of indigenous and ethnic identity.