indigenous peoples, customary law and human rights

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CUSTOMARY LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS – WHY LIVING LAW MATTERS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CUSTOMARY LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS –WHY LIVING LAW MATTERS TOBIN LAW / ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINBILITY / ANTHROPOLOGY “I have been waiting for a book like this for a long time… an impressive work.” —John Borrows, University of Victoria, Canada “Dr Tobin’s incisive and authoritative account convincingly and expertly demonstrates why customary law still matters for us all.” —Graham Dutfield, University of Leeds, UK “…a very important work that demonstrates an extraordinarily in-depth understanding of the dynamic evolution of indigenous rights and the role of customary laws in national and international standards and policies. A must-read.” —Aroha Te Pareake Mead, IUCN Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policy and Senior Lecturer and Director of Maori Business, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand “…an invaluable resource for all those wishing to understand the role of customary law as a fundamental basis for realising indigenous peoples’ human rights and self- determination.” —Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples “Tobin has written a tour de force on the living law… The sensitive, vivid writing sweeps across cultures and continents to illuminate our understanding of law’s deep structure. A remarkable work that will interest specialist and non-specialist readers alike.” —Patrick Thornberry, Keele University and University of Oxford, UK, and Commission for Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) This highly original work demonstrates the fundamental role of customary law for the realization of Indigenous peoples’ human rights and for sound national and international legal governance. The book reviews the legal status of customary law and its relationship with positive and natural law from the time of Plato up to the present. It examines its growing recognition in constitutional and international law and its dependence on, and at times strained relationship with, human rights law. The author analyzes the role of customary law in tribal, national and international governance of Indigenous peoples’ lands, resources and cultural heritage. He throws light on the rich legal diversity and underlying principles of customary law that are at the heart of advances in intercultural justice. At a time when the self-determination, land, resources and cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples are increasingly under threat, this accessible book presents the key issues for both legal and non-legal scholars, practitioners, students of human rights and environmental justice, and Indigenous peoples themselves. Brendan Tobin is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Australia and Ashoka Fellow, Ashoka Innovators for the Public. www.routledge.com Routledge titles are available as eBook editions in a range of digital formats Brendan Tobin ROUTLEDGE STUDIES IN LAW AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SERIES

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Page 1: Indigenous Peoples, Customary Law and Human Rights

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“I have been waiting for a book like this for a long time… an impressive work.” —John Borrows, University of Victoria, Canada

“dr tobin’s incisive and authoritative account convincingly and expertly demonstrates why customary law still matters for us all.” —Graham Dutfield, University of Leeds, UK

“…a very important work that demonstrates an extraordinarily in-depth understanding of the dynamic evolution of indigenous rights and the role of customary laws in national and international standards and policies. a must-read.” —Aroha Te Pareake Mead, IUCN Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policy and Senior Lecturer and Director of Maori Business, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

“…an invaluable resource for all those wishing to understand the role of customary law as a fundamental basis for realising indigenous peoples’ human rights and self-determination.” —Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

“tobin has written a tour de force on the living law… the sensitive, vivid writing sweeps across cultures and continents to illuminate our understanding of law’s deep structure. a remarkable work that will interest specialist and non-specialist readers alike.” —Patrick Thornberry, Keele University and University of Oxford, UK, and Commission for Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

This highly original work demonstrates the fundamental role of customary law for the realization of Indigenous peoples’ human rights and for sound national and international legal governance. The book reviews the legal status of customary law and its relationship with positive and natural law from the time of Plato up to the present. It examines its growing recognition in constitutional and international law and its dependence on, and at times strained relationship with, human rights law.

The author analyzes the role of customary law in tribal, national and international governance of Indigenous peoples’ lands, resources and cultural heritage. He throws light on the rich legal diversity and underlying principles of customary law that are at the heart of advances in intercultural justice.

At a time when the self-determination, land, resources and cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples are increasingly under threat, this accessible book presents the key issues for both legal and non-legal scholars, practitioners, students of human rights and environmental justice, and Indigenous peoples themselves.

Brendan tobin is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Australia and Ashoka Fellow, Ashoka Innovators for the Public.

www.routledge.com

Routledge titles are available as eBook editions in a range of digital formats

Brendan tobin

RoUTLedGe STUdIeS In LAw And SUSTAInAbLe deveLoPmenT SeRIeS

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