Indigenous Advocacy and the Compliance Mechanisms of the World Heritage Convention: a TWAIL Reading DOI Creative Commons
Anaïs Mattez

International Journal of Cultural Property, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 18

Published: Dec. 4, 2024

Abstract This article examines how Indigenous Peoples who depend on World Heritage sites for their culture and livelihood can appeal to the Committee when State Parties fail comply with obligations. While scholars criticize Convention lack of participation Peoples, particularly in inscription management processes, framework also allows representation visibility. Indeed, compliance mechanisms offer opportunities advocates negotiate Land sovereignty environmental protection. TWAIL, which places worldview at center legal practice, is crucial understanding interactions between 1972 UNESCO Convention. TWAILers highlight international law historically denies rights Peoples. Article 6(1) echoes this absence sovereignty. three cases petition protect Native Lands against degradations colonization: Kakadu, Wood Buffalo, Uluru. Ultimately, challenges activists quest preserve nature reveal that prerogatives remains a substantial issue. provides venue advocacy awareness, still must autonomy cultural State.

Language: Английский

Indigenous Advocacy and the Compliance Mechanisms of the World Heritage Convention: a TWAIL Reading DOI Creative Commons
Anaïs Mattez

International Journal of Cultural Property, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 18

Published: Dec. 4, 2024

Abstract This article examines how Indigenous Peoples who depend on World Heritage sites for their culture and livelihood can appeal to the Committee when State Parties fail comply with obligations. While scholars criticize Convention lack of participation Peoples, particularly in inscription management processes, framework also allows representation visibility. Indeed, compliance mechanisms offer opportunities advocates negotiate Land sovereignty environmental protection. TWAIL, which places worldview at center legal practice, is crucial understanding interactions between 1972 UNESCO Convention. TWAILers highlight international law historically denies rights Peoples. Article 6(1) echoes this absence sovereignty. three cases petition protect Native Lands against degradations colonization: Kakadu, Wood Buffalo, Uluru. Ultimately, challenges activists quest preserve nature reveal that prerogatives remains a substantial issue. provides venue advocacy awareness, still must autonomy cultural State.

Language: Английский

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