Indigenous peoples and international trade : building equitable and inclusive international trade and investment agreements / edited by John Borrows, Risa Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borrows, John, 1963- editor.

Schwartz, Risa, 1971- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples.

International trade.

Investments, Foreign (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 332 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is seen primarily as an international human rights instrument. However, the Declaration also encompasses cultural, social and economic rights. Taken in the context of international trade and investment, the UN Declaration is a valuable tool to support economic self-determination of Indigenous peoples. This volume explores the emergence of Indigenous peoples' participation in international trade and investment, as well as how it is shaping legal instruments in environment and trade, intellectual property and traditional knowledge. One theme that is explored is agency. From amicus interventions at the World Trade Organization to developing a future precedent for a 'Trade and Indigenous Peoples Chapter', Indigenous peoples are asserting their right to patriciate in decision-making. The authors, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts on trade and investment legal, provide needed ideas and recommendations for governments, academia and policy thinkers to achieve economic reconciliation.

Contents:

Indigenous diversities in international investment and trade / John Borrows

Indigenous historic trade in the western hemisphere / Angelique EagleWoman (Wambdi A. Was'teWinyan)

Indigenous peoples of Mexico at the crossroads : the human cost of continental trade / James Hopkins

Neocolonialism and the tension between international investment law and indigenous peoples : the Latin American experience / Enrique Prieto-Ríos and Daniel Rivas-Ramírez

How the WTO constructed inuit and indigenous identity in the EC-seals products / Michael Fakhri and Madeleine Redfern

Environment chapter : recognizing the rights of indigenous peoples in international trade and environment / William David

Intellectual property chapter : trade-related aspects of traditional knowledge protection / Oluwatobiloba Moody

Investment chapter : international investment agreements and indigenous peoples' rights / Brenda L. Gunn

Government procurement chapter : the complex landscape of indigenous procurement / Maria Panezi

Trade and indigenous peoples chapter : developing a trade and indigenous peoples chapter for international trade agreements / Risa Schwartz

General exceptions : the Treaty of Waitangi exception in New Zealand's free trade agreements / Amokura Kawharu

Human rights impact assessment : assessing impacts of trade agreements, human rights, and Indigenous rights / Caroline Dommen.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jun 2020).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781108675321

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