Norwegian Courts and Sámi Law
For decades, Norway has been viewed as a role model when it comes to safeguarding Sámi rights as an Indigenous people in the Nordic Countries. Among other reasons, this is because Norway is the only country with a Sámi population that has ratified ILO Convention No. 169. Also, Norway has adopted a p...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2b23c4b396c34b23a19115fa1cd6bd84 2023-05-15T14:21:33+02:00 Norwegian Courts and Sámi Law Øyvind Ravna 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v12.3417 https://doaj.org/article/2b23c4b396c34b23a19115fa1cd6bd84 EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/3417/5735 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.23865/arctic.v12.3417 https://doaj.org/article/2b23c4b396c34b23a19115fa1cd6bd84 Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 12, Iss 0, Pp 179-185 (2021) Law K article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v12.3417 2022-12-31T08:42:22Z For decades, Norway has been viewed as a role model when it comes to safeguarding Sámi rights as an Indigenous people in the Nordic Countries. Among other reasons, this is because Norway is the only country with a Sámi population that has ratified ILO Convention No. 169. Also, Norway has adopted a particular land law where one of the purposes is to survey Sámi rights to land and water. It is also said that Norway has worked actively to ensure adoption of the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Norway has gained international recognition for this work, among others from former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People James Anaya, who in his report on the situation of the Sámi people in Norway, Sweden and Finland, stated that Norway, since passing the Finnmark Act 2005, has set an important example for the other Nordic countries (para 44). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Finnmark Sámi Finnmark Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Arctic Review on Law and Politics 12 0 179 |
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For decades, Norway has been viewed as a role model when it comes to safeguarding Sámi rights as an Indigenous people in the Nordic Countries. Among other reasons, this is because Norway is the only country with a Sámi population that has ratified ILO Convention No. 169. Also, Norway has adopted a particular land law where one of the purposes is to survey Sámi rights to land and water. It is also said that Norway has worked actively to ensure adoption of the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Norway has gained international recognition for this work, among others from former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People James Anaya, who in his report on the situation of the Sámi people in Norway, Sweden and Finland, stated that Norway, since passing the Finnmark Act 2005, has set an important example for the other Nordic countries (para 44). |
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