Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Israel Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
26,1 (2021) 172-195
Keywords:
Israel.
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Indigenous peoples (International law)
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Indigenous peoples Legal status, laws, etc.
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Palestinian Arabs Legal status, laws, etc.
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Bedouins Legal status, laws, etc.
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Political questions and judicial power
Abstract:
In 2007, a majority of UN member states adopted a declaration regarding the rights of indigenous people. The declaration acknowledged a series of indigenous rights but failed to provide a concrete definition of who is indigenous. As a result, the term remained vague, open to interpretation and manipulation, and led to confusion and controversy. In Israel meanwhile the indigenous concept found a foothold in public discourse. The Israeli Supreme Court (ISC) first encountered the concept when Negev Bedouin citizens claimed indigenous land rights. Two years later, the ISC applied the same concept in a series of judgments regarding the status of the permanent residents of East Jerusalem. The article examines the way the international indigenous discourse has penetrated ISC rulings and analyzes the phenomenon in light of the judicial activism discourse.
DOI:
10.2979/israelstudies.26.1.09
URL:
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