Indigenous Peoples, Postcolonialism, and International Law: The ILO Regime (1919-1989) explores the historical process leading to the emergence of indigenous peoples as distinct objects of modern international law, through the activity of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO is the institutional site for the two current legally binding international instruments dealing with indigenous peoples, Convention No. 107 (1957), and Convention No. 169 (1989). Based on careful research on official documentation and unpublished archival evidence, the book enquires into the origins of the ILO's historical interest in the living and working conditions of indigenous peoples, and traces this back to the organization's early concern on the conditions of life of 'native workers' in colonial territories in the inter-war period. The book connects this early concern with the organization's regional policy in the Americas, where the 'Indian problem' became a priority on the organisation's agenda. These historical processes set the ground for the adoption, a few years later, of Convention No. 107 and Recommendation No. 104, instruments that translate the main assumptions of state development policies towards indigenous groups into international law. After an examination of the origins and content of Convention No. 107, the book sheds light on the process that lead the I.L.O. to reshape its old policies into the form of Convention No. 169, the most up to date and important international treaty dealing with the rights of indigenous peoples today.
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Analyses the work of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in developing the status of indigenous peoples in international law. Focussing on the creation and implementation of the two legally binding international instruments in the area, this book traces the political processes in the struggle of indigenous peoples for legal recognition.
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I HISTORICAL ORIGINS; II THE LANGUAGE OF INTEGRATION; III THE FALL OF INTEGRATION
Combines philosophical, political and historical perspectives with legal analysis of indigenous issues and the ILO Conventions The book is based on unprecedented research on official documentation and unpublished archival material Connects the evolution of international law regarding indigenous peoples to wider normative trends, development and applied anthropology Indigenous peoples issues are of growing importance in a number of jurisdictions eg: Latin America, Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Asia
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Luis Rodríguez-Piñero received his Ph.D. in Law from the European University Institute, in Florence (Italy). He has conducted extensive research on the rights of indigenous peoples at the I.L.O. and other international organizations, as well as in various Latin American countries. He has also been involved in a number of cases related to different indigenous communities and organizations in Latin America. Among others, the author has worked as legal counsel in the implementation of the Inter-America Court of Human Rights' landmark decision in the case of the Awas Tingni Mayagna (Sumo) Indigenous Community v. Nicaragua.
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Combines philosophical, political and historical perspectives with legal analysis of indigenous issues and the ILO Conventions The book is based on unprecedented research on official documentation and unpublished archival material Connects the evolution of international law regarding indigenous peoples to wider normative trends, development and applied anthropology Indigenous peoples issues are of growing importance in a number of jurisdictions eg: Latin America, Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Asia
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199284641
Publisert
2005
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
790 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
432

Biographical note

Luis Rodríguez-Piñero received his Ph.D. in Law from the European University Institute, in Florence (Italy). He has conducted extensive research on the rights of indigenous peoples at the I.L.O. and other international organizations, as well as in various Latin American countries. He has also been involved in a number of cases related to different indigenous communities and organizations in Latin America. Among others, the author has worked as legal counsel in the implementation of the Inter-America Court of Human Rights' landmark decision in the case of the Awas Tingni Mayagna (Sumo) Indigenous Community v. Nicaragua.