International: The Cultural Rights Of Indigenous Peoples: Achievements And Continuing Challenges

International: The Cultural Rights Of Indigenous Peoples: Achievements And Continuing Challenges Siegfried Wiessner, 2011   The novel international legal regime of the rights and status of indigenous peoples has emerged in direct response to the concerted efforts and demands of indigenous communities regarding the survival and the flourishing of their distinct cultures. Its high point, as of yet, has been the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, now enjoying virtually...

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