"RIGHTS OF CHILDREN FROM MINORITIES AND INDIGENOUS ORIGIN" [2019] ELECD 2707; in Vandenhole, Wouter; Erdem Turkelli, Gamze; Lembrechts, Sara (eds), "Children's Rights" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 303

Book Title: Children’s Rights

Editor(s): Vandenhole, Wouter; Erdem Türkelli, Gamze; Lembrechts, Sara

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: ARTICLE 30

Section Title: RIGHTS OF CHILDREN FROM MINORITIES AND INDIGENOUS ORIGIN

Number of pages: 9

Abstract/Description:

This chapter provides commentary on art. 30 of the CRC on the rights of children from minorities and children of indigenous origin. The chapter outlines obligations in the context of art. 30, addressing the interaction between the CRC and ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169 and the balancing exercise between the rights of the individual indigenous children and the rights of the community at large. The chapter also flags land tenure as a contemporary issue that impact the enjoyment of art. 30 and explores the related case law.