| Summary: | Slavomir Rudenko: Protection of Indigenous Peoples' Rights under Contemporary International Law (Dissertation Thesis). Law Faculty of Charles University, Prague, 2012 Supervisor: prof. JUDr. Pavel Šturma, DrSc. Key words: indigenous peoples; minorities; colonialism; native; international customary law; protection of human rights; collective rights; right to self-determination; non-discrimination; cultural integrity; right to lands and natural resources; right to participation; free, prior and informed consent; monitoring mechanisms, international complaint procedures; implementation of obligations; national jurisdiction; pluriculturalism The dissertation thesis addresses the issues of the status of indigenous peoples as reflected by contemporary international law. In this scope, it aspires to present the characteristic features of the respective international order, to draw an analysis of both its universal and regional instruments and identify the subject matter in the light of the ongoing academic debate and the most current practice of international law. Against the background of historical processes of degradation, suppression, denial of human rights and discrimination of indigenous peoples it is the author's aim to highlight the rising interest of the international community, taking shape over...
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