2005 - English - Technical
Aboriginal Self-Determination: Individual Se...
In this article, the author suggests that understandings of self-determination among Indigenous communities in Canada would benefit from an understanding of the self as being autonomous. The author argues that the models of collective self-determination among Aboriginal communities, are too abstract for political arguments and encourages an indi...
2009 - English - Simple
State of the World's Indigenous Peoples
This book focuses on the current state of Indigenous Peoples worldwide from a global perspective.
2010 - English - Practical
Operationalizing Free, Prior, and Informed C...
This article explores the development of the principle of FPIC and the challenges that it presents to conventional forms of governance. FPIC is examined as a form of negotiated justice that aims to produce regulatory decisions through horizontal and decentralized forms of engagement.
2013 - English - Practical
Contesting the Limits of Consultation in the...
This article examines the effectiveness of UNDRIP in relation to two case studies in Bolivia and Peru in regards to regulations, policies, and environmental conditions.
2010 - English - Practical
Initiative on Free, Prior, and Informed Cons...
‘Free, Prior and Informed Consent’ (FPIC) has emerged as a key principle in international law, related to indigenous peoples and is considered necessary in sectors like dam building, extractive industries, forestry, plantations, conservation, bio-prospecting and environmental impact assessment. While the right itself is clearly affirmed, the pra...
2005 - English - Technical
Indigenous Peoples Right to Free, Prior and ...
This paper explores the rights of Indigenous people in International law, through the frameworks of Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC), and the World Commission on Dams (WCD). Reasons why FPIC is not always upheld in practice are explored through a series of case studies, and policy suggestions from the WCD are that prioritize the recognition ...