Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Developments over Time -- 1. The Historical Context -- The Early Naturalist Frame -- The Early Modern State System and the Law of Nations -- The Positivists' International Law -- Trusteeship Doctrine and Its "Civilizing" Mission -- 2. Developments within the Modern Era of Human Rights -- The Contemporary International Legal System -- The Initial Model within the Modern Human Rights Frame -- The Contemporary Indigenous Rights Movement -- ILO Convention No. 169 of 1989 -- New and Emergent Customary International Law -- Part II. Contemporary International Norms -- 3. Self-Determination: A Foundational Principle -- The Character and Scope of Self-Determination -- Implications of the Term Peoples -- The Content of Self-Determination -- Self-Determination and Contemporary International Practice Concerning Indigenous Peoples -- 4. Norms Elaborating the Elements of Self-Determination -- Nondiscrimination -- Cultural Integrity -- Lands and Natural Resources -- Social Welfare and Development -- Self-Government -- Part III. Implementing International Norms -- 5. Negotiation and State Action -- The Duty of Implementation -- Toward Negotiated Agreement -- State Institutional Mechanisms -- 6. Implementation Procedures Involving International Institutions -- The Role of International Procedures -- Monitoring/Reporting Procedures -- Complaint Procedures -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Selected Documents -- Draft Declaration of Principles for the Defense of the Indigenous Nations and Peoples of the Western Hemisphere -- Declaration of Principles of Indigenous Rights -- Declaration of Principles on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples -- Declaration of San José -- Convention (No. 169) Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries -- Agenda 21: Chapter 26.

Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples -- Resolution on Action Required Internationally to Provide Effective Protection for Indigenous Peoples -- Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples -- Bibliography -- Table of Principal Documents -- Table of Cases -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.