Analysis of the impacts of international investment agreements on the rights of indigenous peoples 2016, para. 16
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Indigenous peoples' territorial and property rights are sui generis in nature, encompassing the territories and resources that they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired, including the right to own, use, develop and control resources. Those collective rights exist irrespective of State titles and are premised on: their status as self-determining peoples entitled to the lands and resources necessary for their physical and cultural survival; their customary land tenure regimes; and long-term possession of ancestral territories.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Environment
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/33/42, para. 16.