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Book SynopsisWhile many have explored the law governing the rights of indigenous peoples through an examination of relevant instruments and institutions, this book demonstrates that international indigenous rights can be best understood through the study of two questions: What is meant by ''peoples'' and ''equality'' under international law?Indigenous Peoples'' Status in the International Legal System offers a new and profound insight into the international indigenous rights discourse. This volume explains that the understanding of ''peoples'' is paramount to the question of whether indigenous peoples are beneficiaries of the right to self-determination and sets out the content and scope of this right. The book additionally explores the contemporary meaning of ''equality'', arguing that the understanding of equality fundamentally impacts what rights indigenous peoples possess over territories and natural resources. This book outlines the rights of greatest relevance to indigenous peoples, communiti
Trade ReviewMattias Ahréns exceptional new book on the status of indigenous peoples under international law does not refer to Australia's haphazard and belated approach to recognition, or our stalled reconciliation process, but it does provide an illuminating, albeit sobering, reality check on the conceptual limits of non-Indigenous Australians. Each member of the federal Parliament would do well to read it. * Harry Hobbs, Alternative Law Journal *
Table of ContentsPART I; PART II; PART III
