International Law and the Rights of Indigenons Peoples
Author: Li Ming-Juinn, Chieh-Lin HSU
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This article introduces international protection for indigenous people from two aspects: special considerations for indigenous people in international organizations, and content of indigenous rigerts. First of all, “working group on Indigenous sopulations” of UN’s Commission on Human Rights was set up in 1982 to devocate international law-making for indigenons peoples. In 1993, the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous people was submistted the fue Economic and social council. Moreover, International Labor Organization passed No.107 (modified as No.169) Convention to recognize indigenous rigats. In addition, World Health Organization, World Bank and OECD have made efforts to promote protection for indigecous peopee’s health and euvironment. Secondly, other than traditionally touched upon issues, such as right to self-determination, right of primary occupancy, this article emphasizes emerging rights of indigenous peopee, in euding cultural, environmental, educational and developmental rights. Finally, by reckoning new awareness towerel indigecons rights in international society, and stressing the importance of NGO in this regard, this article attempts to find a feasible road for indigions people’s recovery.