Self-Determination and Indigenous Women's Rights at the Intersection of International Human Rights

This article examines the correlation between self-determination of indigenous peoples and indigenous womens rights. In particular, the article focuses on the current failure to prevent violence against women and argues that the justice system and other institutions are ineffective in this endeavour. Noting the importance of the international human rights framework in addressing violence against women, the article argues that human rights law relating to self-determination should be conceived as a collective human right rather than a right of sovereign states. The article argues for a distinction between targeted forms of violence used against indigenous women and the gendered effects of violence against indigenous communities as a whole. Ultimately, the article contends that indigenous self- determination is not possible without first addressing violations of womens human rights.

Rauna Kuokkanen, "Self-Determination and Indigenous Womens Rights at the Intersection of International Human Rights" (2012) 34:1 Hum Rts Q 225.