Essays about: "indigenous access to justice"
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1. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE
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2. Law as a Driver of Social Change. Recognizing Conflict-related Sexual Violence as Crimes Against Humanity : The 2016 Sepur Zarco case in Guatemala
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska LatinamerikainstitutetAbstract : In 2016, the case of Sepur Zarco in Guatemala marked the first time that a national jurisdiction recognized sexual violence in the context of armed conflict as a crime against humanity. This occurred in a case concerning indigenous women, within a country profoundly marked by gender-based violence and indigenous peoples’ marginalization. READ MORE
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3. Indigenous justice in Guatemala: Indigenous women’s access to justice versus indigenous communities’ collective rights
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : In 2016, the Constitutional Court of Guatemala ruled in favor of validating the application of ancestral justice by the indigenous authorities of the community of Comitancillo, San Marcos, to an individual who raped a 10-year-old girl. In addition to recognizing the application of an ancestral punishment that consisted in asking for forgiveness and receiving some lashings from members of his family as valid, the court ordered the dismissal of the case in the legal ordinary system, claiming the aggressor had already been judged and punished. READ MORE
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4. EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SÁPMI An interview study with Sámi education professionals addressing the challenges and opportunities for respecting cultural diversity in education
University essay fromAbstract : In connection to global ESD discourse concerning the need for education to respect cultural diversity, the aim of this study is to investigate challenges and opportunities encountered by Sámi education professionals regarding the implementation of Sámi education in Sápmi. To meet this purpose, the study addresses the following research questions: How do Sámi education professionals describe: i) culturally appropriate and locally relevant education in Sápmi? ii) challenges and opportunities for implementing culturally appropriate and locally relevant education in Sápmi? To analyze the empirical material obtained through semi-structured interviews, a theoretical framework grounded in decolonial theory, using the concept of epistemic justice and critical place-based pedagogy, is applied. READ MORE
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5. Hybridization of the Self, Colonial Discourse and the Deconstruction of Value Systems : A Postcolonial Literary Theory Perspective of Literature inculpating Colonialism
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : The aim of this essay is to provide a perspective on literature inculpating colonialism using postcolonial literary theory and method. The subject material incorporates four novels studied during the literature modules for the English course at Högskolan Gävle (HIG). READ MORE
