Recommended Citation
Jonathan A. Franklin, Introduction: Indigenous Rights in the Pacific Rim, 22 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 239 (2013), https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/librarians-articles/1
Article Title
Publication Title
Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal
Keywords
U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The four articles in this issue all contribute to the dialogue surrounding the intersection of indigenous people's rights within international law and domestic actions that conflict with those rights. While the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other international law instruments are explicit about how states should act towards indigenous populations, in many cases these nternational instruments conflict with domestic law. There are several reasons for this discrepancy, including states' self-interest, paternalism, and lack of resources needed to address both national concerns and the rights of indigenous peoples.