The Duty to Consult the Sámi in Norwegian Law

This article deals with the duty to consult indigenous peoples and the obligation to involve these peoples in decision-making processes in matters that concern them. After a general review of international legislation and obligations, particularly the ILO Convention no. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal...

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Published in:Arctic Review on Law and Politics
Main Author: Ravna, Øyvind
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing 2020
Subjects:
VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Rettsvitenskap: 340::Folkerett: 344
VDP::Social sciences: 200::Law: 340::International law: 344
Konsultasjon / Consultation
Samerett / Sami law
Urfolksrettigheter / Indigenous rights
Arctic
Arctic review on law and politics
sami
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20100
https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v11.2582
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Summary:This article deals with the duty to consult indigenous peoples and the obligation to involve these peoples in decision-making processes in matters that concern them. After a general review of international legislation and obligations, particularly the ILO Convention no. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, the article focuses on how these obligations are implemented towards the indigenous Sámi in Norwegian law. Here, the consultation agreement from 2005 and the Sámi Rights Committee’s 2007 draft are still central. The review includes an analysis of the extent to which these duties meet international law requirements, and a deliberation on the concept of free, prior and informed consent.

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