Volume 42 | Number 1 Fall 2006
Summary
- Introduction: The Evolution of the Concept of Sovereignty from Political Theory to International Law
- Sovereignty, Self-Determination of Peoples, and Democracy
- Indigenous Sovereignty
- Major Potential Titles of Indigenous Sovereignty
- Recognizing the Invalidity of the Original Title of Indigenous Lands Occupation and of the Native Title’s Legal Significance
- The Relevant Practice
- The Inadequacy of the Recognition of the Invalidity of the Title of Terra Nullius and of the Legal Significance of the Native Title, Ex Se, as Foundation of Indigenous Sovereignty
- Recognizing the Invalidity of the Original Title of Indigenous Lands Occupation and of the Native Title’s Legal Significance
- Delegation of Powers by the State
- The Practice of the Delegation of Sovereign Powers by States in International Law
- The Lack of Relevant Practice Concerning the Delegation of Sovereign Powers by States to Indigenous Peoples
- Rules of Customary International Law
- The Growing Interest of International Law for the Protection of the Identity and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- The Foundations of the Existence of a Norm of Customary International Law Concerning Indigenous Sovereignty
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