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5 - Conclusion

New Epoch, Old Stones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2024

Natalie Jones
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University of Cambridge
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Chapter 5, ‘New Epoch, Old Stones?’, is the conclusion of the book. It first synthesizes the findings of the examination of practice conducted throughout Chapters 3 and 4, setting out a statement of the scope and content of the emerging rule in (European) international law. Then, by reference to the persistent limitations to participation, it raises questions about what and who the proliferation of mechanisms for Indigenous participation – and the emergence of a legal standard in custom – serves. The chapter engages with the work of Indigenous political theorists to question whether current mechanisms for Indigenous participation in global governance may in part function to legitimize and protect (neo)colonial global economic and political structures. This does not invalidate the conclusion that the right is part of customary international law, nor is it to say that the project of Indigenous peoples’ participation in international governance is not necessarily worth pursuing. Rather, it serves to highlight the limitations of the right, the contingencies of its application, and ultimately to gesture at a space to develop alternative possibilities for Indigenous internationalism and sovereignty.

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Self-Determination as Voice
The Participation of Indigenous Peoples in International Governance
, pp. 258 - 272
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Conclusion
  • Natalie Jones, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Self-Determination as Voice
  • Online publication: 04 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009406321.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Natalie Jones, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Self-Determination as Voice
  • Online publication: 04 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009406321.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Natalie Jones, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Self-Determination as Voice
  • Online publication: 04 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009406321.008
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