At the edge of the state : indigenous peoples and self-determination / Maivân Clech Lâm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lâm, Maivân, author.

Series:

Innovation in International Law ; 5.

Innovation in International Law ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples.

Self-determination, National.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ardsley, New York : Transnational Publishers, [2000]

Summary:

Focusing on issues raised by the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, this study reveals the obstacles to self-determination for these peoples in all parts of the world. The author argues, using both legal and social theory, that the right of self-determination can be available to indigenous peoples, and proposes measures that the UN might institute to oversee the realization of this right. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

I. THE SITUATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TODAY

II. THE INDIGENOUS ASSERTION OF SELF-DETERMINATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS

III. THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE RIGHT TO

SELF-DETERMINATION

IV. THE DEVELOPING NORM OF SELF-DETERMINATION

V. A CRITIQUE OF THE STATE-CENTERED APPROACH TO SELF-DETERMINATION

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Lâm, Maivân At the Edge of the State: Indigenous Peoples and Self Determination

ISBN:

90-04-47872-8

OCLC:

606327976

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004478725 DOI