JUSTNORTH Regulatory and Policy Database

   

Regulation:United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Short name:UNDRIP
Number: 
Issuing entity:United Nations and agencies
Date:2007/09/13
Reference:https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf
Hard/soft law instrument:Hard law
Relevant justice questions:

Human

Level:Global
Remarks: 
Brief description:

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007. 

Today the Declaration is the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. It establishes a universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the Indigenous Peoples of the world and it elaborates on existing human rights standards and fundamental freedoms as they apply to the specific situation of Indigenous Peoples.


Economic and social activity:

General/other

Regulatory concern:

Human rights and equality, incl. indigenous rights and gender

Case study relevance

CS1: Opportunities For Sustainable Mobility and Addressing Transport Poverty in Iceland
CS3: Renewable and Ethical?: Motivation for Wind Power Resistance in Sápmi & the Norwegian Arctic