Discusses the ramifications of Bill C-31, which amended the Indian Act, and the policy options available to the Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs to deal with the inequities that have arisen in terms of children having status.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 31, no. 2, Symposium: Lands, Liberties, and Legacies: Indigenous Peoples and International Law, 2006/2007, pp. 257-272
Description
Discusses the implications of the decision by the United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, under its Urgent Action Procedure, which directs the United States to cease its violation of Shoshone land rights.
Maori Women Confront Discrimination: Using International Human Rights Law to Challenge Discriminatory Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerensa Johnston
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2005, pp. 19-70
Description
Discusses the Women's Convention and the Optional Protocol procedure, in order to examine the extent to which international human rights law may play a role in eliminating discrimination against Māori women in New Zealand.
Lists articles, books and book chapters, theses, online resources, and audiovisual collections under the following headings: Prehistory of the TRC, Human Rights Violations, Amnesty, Reparations and Rehabilitation, and Aftermath. Current as of November, 2006.