Use It or Lose It: The Value of Using the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Maori Political and Legal Claims

Forthcoming, International Indigenous Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand

16 Pages Posted: 2 Aug 2017

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Claire Charters

University of Auckland - Faculty of Law

Date Written: July 30, 2017

Abstract

In this paper I argue that Maori should cite and rely on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in their legal and political claims as this process can lead to the internalisation of these norms even when states reject them. The paper draws heavily on the case study of the use of the Declaration in a Waitangi Tribunal claim relating to Maori self-determination.

Keywords: Maori, international law, Indigenous rights, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Waitangi Tribunal

Suggested Citation

Charters, Claire, Use It or Lose It: The Value of Using the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Maori Political and Legal Claims (July 30, 2017). Forthcoming, International Indigenous Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3011029

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