Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

State Responsibility in Protecting Indigenous Peoples Under International Law

Dr. N. D. Gowda

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In all parts of the world, there is growing recognition of the importance of protecting indigenous peoples’ rights, as an integral element of the promotion of human rights, democracy, good governance, sustainable development and environmental protection. The international systems contemporary treatment of indigenous peoples is the result of activity over the last few decades. This activity has involved, and been substantially driven by indigenous peoples themselves. Indigenous peoples have ceased to be mere objects of the discussion of their rights and have become real participants in an extensive multilateral dialogue that also has engaged states, NGOs, and independent experts. The new and emergent international law of indigenous peoples, which includes ILO Convention No. 169 and customary law, is a dramatic manifestation of the mobilization of social forces through the human rights frame of the contemporary international system. Indigenous peoples themselves have been at the helm of a movement that has challenged state–centered structures and precepts which have continued within international law and global organization. This movement, although fraught with tension, has resulted in a heightened international concern over indigenous peoples and a constellation of internationally accepted norms generally in line with indigenous peoples own demands and aspirations.

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Dr. N.D.Gowda State Responsibility in Protecting Indigenous Peoples Under International Law Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015

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