Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
4. Rights and responsibilities related to tenure |
4.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under
applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure |
5.2
States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
General matters
6. Delivery of services |
6.2
States should ensure that the delivery of services related to tenure and its
administration are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments
under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
7. Safeguards |
7.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding the legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
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Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
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Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.1
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives. They should ensure that all
actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
|
Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.2
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate
tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and
international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
8. Public land, fisheries and forests |
8.9
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages. Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework. States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
9. Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems |
9.3
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. In the case of indigenous peoples, States should meet their relevant obligations and voluntary commitments to protect, promote and implement human rights, including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
|
Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
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1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties
10. Informal tenure |
10.2
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the
right to adequate housing
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
11. Markets |
11.1
Where appropriate, States should recognize and facilitate fair and transparent sale and lease markets as a means of transfer of rights of use and ownership of land, fisheries and forests. Where markets in tenure
rights operate, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and
international instruments. Transactions of tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should comply with national regulation of land use and not jeopardize core development goals
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.1
State and non-state actors should acknowledge that responsible public and private investments are essential to improve food security. Responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests encourages tenure right holders to make responsible investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States should promote and support responsible investments in land, fisheries
and forests that support broader social, economic and environmental objectives under a variety of farming systems. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national
and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.5
States should, with appropriate consultation and participation, provide transparent rules on the scale, scope and nature of allowable transactions in tenure rights and should define what constitutes large-scale transactions
in tenure rights in their national context.
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Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
|
Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.7
In the case of indigenous peoples and their communities, States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments,
including as appropriate from the International Labour Organization Convention (No 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. States and other parties should hold good faith consultation with indigenous peoples before initiating any investment
project affecting the resources for which the communities hold rights. Such projects should be based on an effective and meaningful consultation with members of indigenous peoples as described in paragraph 9.9. The principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines should be applied for investments that use the resources of
other communities.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
12. Investments |
12.8
States should determine with all affected parties, consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines, the conditions that promote responsible investments and then should develop and publicize policies and laws that encourage responsible investments, respect human rights, and promote food security and sustainable use of the environment. Laws should require agreements for investments to clearly define the rights and duties of all parties to the agreement. Agreements for investments should comply with national legal frameworks and investment codes
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
13. Land consolidation and other readjustment approaches |
13.1
Where appropriate, States may consider land consolidation, exchanges or other voluntary approaches for the readjustment of parcels or holdings
to assist owners and users to improve the layout and use of their parcels or holdings, including for the promotion of food security and rural development in a sustainable manner. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional
and international instruments, and ensure that participants are at least as well off after the schemes compared with before. These approaches
should be used to coordinate the preferences of multiple owners and users in a single legitimate readjustment.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
13. Land consolidation and other readjustment approaches |
13.1
Where appropriate, States may consider land consolidation, exchanges or other voluntary approaches for the readjustment of parcels or holdings
to assist owners and users to improve the layout and use of their parcels or holdings, including for the promotion of food security and rural development in a sustainable manner. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional
and international instruments, and ensure that participants are at least as well off after the schemes compared with before. These approaches
should be used to coordinate the preferences of multiple owners and users in a single legitimate readjustment.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
13. Land consolidation and other readjustment approaches |
13.1
Where appropriate, States may consider land consolidation, exchanges or other voluntary approaches for the readjustment of parcels or holdings
to assist owners and users to improve the layout and use of their parcels or holdings, including for the promotion of food security and rural development in a sustainable manner. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional
and international instruments, and ensure that participants are at least as well off after the schemes compared with before. These approaches
should be used to coordinate the preferences of multiple owners and users in a single legitimate readjustment.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
13. Land consolidation and other readjustment approaches |
13.1
Where appropriate, States may consider land consolidation, exchanges or other voluntary approaches for the readjustment of parcels or holdings
to assist owners and users to improve the layout and use of their parcels or holdings, including for the promotion of food security and rural development in a sustainable manner. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional
and international instruments, and ensure that participants are at least as well off after the schemes compared with before. These approaches
should be used to coordinate the preferences of multiple owners and users in a single legitimate readjustment.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
13. Land consolidation and other readjustment approaches |
13.1
Where appropriate, States may consider land consolidation, exchanges or other voluntary approaches for the readjustment of parcels or holdings
to assist owners and users to improve the layout and use of their parcels or holdings, including for the promotion of food security and rural development in a sustainable manner. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional
and international instruments, and ensure that participants are at least as well off after the schemes compared with before. These approaches
should be used to coordinate the preferences of multiple owners and users in a single legitimate readjustment.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
13. Land consolidation and other readjustment approaches |
13.1
Where appropriate, States may consider land consolidation, exchanges or other voluntary approaches for the readjustment of parcels or holdings
to assist owners and users to improve the layout and use of their parcels or holdings, including for the promotion of food security and rural development in a sustainable manner. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional
and international instruments, and ensure that participants are at least as well off after the schemes compared with before. These approaches
should be used to coordinate the preferences of multiple owners and users in a single legitimate readjustment.
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Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
13. Land consolidation and other readjustment approaches |
13.1
Where appropriate, States may consider land consolidation, exchanges or other voluntary approaches for the readjustment of parcels or holdings
to assist owners and users to improve the layout and use of their parcels or holdings, including for the promotion of food security and rural development in a sustainable manner. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional
and international instruments, and ensure that participants are at least as well off after the schemes compared with before. These approaches
should be used to coordinate the preferences of multiple owners and users in a single legitimate readjustment.
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Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
13. Land consolidation and other readjustment approaches |
13.1
Where appropriate, States may consider land consolidation, exchanges or other voluntary approaches for the readjustment of parcels or holdings
to assist owners and users to improve the layout and use of their parcels or holdings, including for the promotion of food security and rural development in a sustainable manner. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional
and international instruments, and ensure that participants are at least as well off after the schemes compared with before. These approaches
should be used to coordinate the preferences of multiple owners and users in a single legitimate readjustment.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.4
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should ensure that the reforms are consistent with their obligations under
national and international law, and voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. Reforms should follow
the rule of law and be implemented according to national laws and procedures. States should facilitate the development of consultations,
consistent with the principles of these Guidelines, on the redistribution, including balancing the needs of all parties, and on the approaches to
be used. Partnerships between the State; communities; civil society; the private sector; organizations of farmers and small-scale food producers, of fishers, and of forest users; and other parties should be developed.
The financial and other contributions expected of beneficiaries should be reasonable and not leave them with unmanageable debt loads. Those who
give up their tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests should receive equivalent payments without undue delay.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.5
Where States choose to implement redistributive reforms, they should clearly define the objectives of reform programmes and indicate land
exempted from such redistribution. The intended beneficiaries, such as families including those seeking homegardens, women, informal
settlement residents, pastoralists, historically disadvantaged groups, marginalized groups, youth, indigenous peoples, gatherers and small-scale food producers, should be clearly defined.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
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Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
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Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
15. Redistributive reforms |
15.9
States should implement redistributive reforms through transparent, participatory and accountable approaches and procedures. All affected
parties should be accorded with due process and just compensation according to national law and the provisions of Section 16. All affected
parties, including disadvantaged groups, should receive full and clear information on the reforms, including through gender-targeted messages.
Beneficiaries should be selected through open processes, and they should receive secure tenure rights that are publicly recorded. Access to means of resolving disputes should be provided for under national law. States should endeavour to prevent corruption in redistributive reform programmes, particularly through greater transparency and participation.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Transfers and other changes to tenure rights and duties
16. Expropriation and compensation |
16.1
Subject to their national law and legislation and in accordance with national context, States should expropriate only where rights to land, fisheries or
forests are required for a public purpose. States should clearly define the concept of public purpose in law, in order to allow for judicial review. States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their national law as well as their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable
regional and international instruments. They should respect all legitimate tenure right holders, especially vulnerable and marginalized groups, by
acquiring the minimum resources necessary and promptly providing just compensation in accordance with national law
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.3
States should develop policies and laws that encourage and require transparency in valuing tenure rights. Sale prices and other relevant information should be recorded, analysed and made accessible to provide a basis for accurate and reliable assessments of values.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Administration of tenure
18. Valuation |
18.4
States and other parties should develop and publicize national standards for valuation for governmental, commercial and other purposes. National standards should be consistent with relevant international standards. Training of staff should include methodologies and international standards.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
33
1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
|
Right to participation
|
ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
|
Right to participation
|
UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
|
Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
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States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
24. Natural disasters |
24.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments. All parties should act, taking into consideration relevant international principles, including as appropriate the United Nations principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”), and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
15.2
In cases in which the State retains the ownership of mineral or sub-surface resources or rights to other resources pertaining to lands, governments shall establish or maintain procedures through which they shall consult these peoples, with a view to ascertaining whether and to what degree their interests would be prejudiced, before undertaking or permitting any programmes for the exploration or exploitation of such resources pertaining to their lands. The peoples concerned shall wherever possible participate in the benefits of such activities, and shall receive fair compensation for any damages which they may sustain as a result of such activities.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
17.2
The peoples concerned shall be consulted whenever consideration is being given to their capacity to alienate their lands or otherwise transmit their rights outside their own community.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
2
Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity.
2. Such action shall include measures for:
(a) ensuring that members of these peoples benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population;
(b) promoting the full realisation of the social, economic and cultural rights of these peoples with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions;
(c) assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
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1. The governmental authority responsible for the matters covered in this Convention shall ensure that agencies or other appropriate mechanisms exist to administer the programmes affecting the peoples concerned, and shall ensure that they have the means necessary for the proper fulfilment of the functions assigned to them.
2. These programmes shall include:
(a) the planning, co-ordination, execution and evaluation, in co-operation with the peoples concerned, of the measures provided for in this Convention;
(b) the proposing of legislative and other measures to the competent authorities and supervision of the application of the measures taken, in co-operation with the peoples concerned.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
6
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, governments shall:
(a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly;
(b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them;
(c) establish means for the full development of these peoples' own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
2. The consultations carried out in application of this Convention shall be undertaken, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, with the objective of achieving agreement or consent to the proposed measures.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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ILO C169Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (no.169) – ILO 169 |
7.1
The peoples concerned shall have the right to decide their own priorities for the process of development as it affects their lives, beliefs, institutions and spiritual well-being and the lands they occupy or otherwise use, and to exercise control, to the extent possible, over their own economic, social and cultural development. In addition, they shall participate in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national and regional development which may affect them directly.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
18
Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
19
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.
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Ensure and respect the rule of law |
Responses to climate change and emergencies
25. Conflicts in respect to tenure of land, fisheries and forests |
25.2
States should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate those of the Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, and the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (“Pinheiro Principles”). During and after conflicts States should respect
applicable international humanitarian law related to legitimate tenure rights.
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Right to participation
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UNDRIPUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
32.2
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
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