Oxford LibGuides: Indigenous Peoples: legal resources: Treaties

International agreements, background and related commentary

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
(A/RES/61/295) Open access via official UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs website. Download as pdf. Links to related materials
UN Resolution on “Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2023)
Open Access A/78/477
United Nations Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
Official website The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high- level advisory body to the Economic and Social Council. The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22, with the mandate to deal with indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
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The first meeting of the Permanent Forum was held in May 2002, with yearly sessions thereafter. The Forum usually meets for 10 days each year, at the UN Headquarters in New York. According to the ECOSOC resolution E/2000/22, the Forum may also meet at the UN Office in Geneva or at such other place that it decides.

In addition to the six mandated areas (economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights), each session is thematically focused on a specific issue.
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR:)
Open Access On website of OHCHR read online or download pdf. EIF 23 March 1976, except art.; 28 March 1979 for the provisions of article 41 (Human Rights Committee).
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Open access from official website of UN's The High Commissioner for Human Rights General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
Official website
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by its State parties.

Finding related commentary

In SOLO, you could use the subject search string below to pick up the most relevant, narrowly focussed books and ebooks (a few examples below)

United Nations. General Assembly. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

But discussions of the impact of the Declaration is also likely to be the subject of chapters within books in the more general categories of
Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc
Indigenous peoples (International law)

Examples of commentary

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Marc Weller (Editor); Jessie Hohmann (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 9780199673223
Publication Date: 2018
Print copy is at Internat 570 H720b
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples : A New Interpretative Approach by Andrew Erueti
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 9780190068301
Publication Date: 2022
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Damien Short (Editor); Corinne Lennox (Editor); Julian Burger (Editor); Jessie Hohmann (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 9780367476700
Publication Date: 2020
This book was originally published as a special issue ( (2019) 23 (-2) of International Journal of Human Rights. Print copy is at Internat 570 S559.5a
Reflections on the un Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Stephen Allen (Editor); Alexandra Xanthaki (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this book online via title link
ISBN: 9781841138787
Publication Date: 2011
Print copy is at Internat 570 A429a
Indigenous Rights and United Nations Standards by Alexandra Xanthaki
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this book online via title link
ISBN: 9780511494468
Publication Date: 2009
Print copy is at Internat 570 X2a

Honour among Nations? : treaties and agreements with Indigenous people by Marcia Langton (Editor); Lisa Palmer (Editor); Maureen Tehan (Editor); Kathryn Shain (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 0522851061
Publication Date: 2004
Stages in relationships between First Peoples and settlers in Australia, Canada and NZ

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