In this Current Issues podcast, special host Andrew Thompson is joined by Paul Joffe to discuss the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In Canada, the implications of the Declaration can be seen in the proposed Bill C-262 which is “An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declarati…

Document elaborated by the Due Process of Law Foundation and OXFAM. It explains the current state of Free, Prior and Informed Consent in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Document developed by First Peoples Worldwide, the International Council of Indian Treaties and Trillium Asset Management; developed for Indigenous communities and organizations, for them to have available resources to uphold their rights. It provides a comprehensive background on legislation, support organizations, as well as available structures…

Document for Indigenous Peoples in los Andes (Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador). It explores what groups are considered Indigenous in the region as well as the normative that exists worldwide to protect their rights, as well as examples on how to mediate. Document developed by the Andes Jurists Commission.

Document developed by the Andes Judges Commission. It is a reference document for judges, with a description of the judicial normative law around Indigenous Law. It also provides information about the International Labour Organization 169 Convention, and information about cases in Venezuela and Colombia.

Document developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (UICN) and the Mexican Centre for Environmental Law (CEMDA). In it, the human rights involved in the Free, Prior and Informed Consent are discussed, along with the legal framework for FPIC and the fundamental factors involved in it. It also describes the stages and elements f…