PSCI 3802 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Terra Nullius, Indigenous Rights, Legal Personality
21 Oct 2018
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Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination: article 5. Informed: they have all the information; nothing is hidden. Example: indigenous peoples and climate change: link between human activity and climate change. Increased risk of natural disasters and erosion of ecosystems. Indigenous populations: on the front line: ex. Southern africa, drought and temp rise led to desertification. Right to self-determination vs. state sovereignty: accommodations: accept certain degree of autonomy within national state, they don"t want full autonomy, just some to practice their culture, autonomists: autonomous institutional arrangements within the state. Indigenous peoples want a third government: secessionists: desire to form an independent, caledonia, kurds in iraq. Case study: indigenous women in canada: this is based on the case of intersectionality. Factors to consider in regard to deaths of aboriginal women: social and economic marginalization, history of abusive governmental policies, resulted in greater vulnerability and loss of rights.
