Indigenous Communities of the Lhaka Honhat (Our Land) Association v. Argentina
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21287614 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Antonia Tigre (0000-0003-4308-1958, Sabin Vaccine Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 706-713 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/ajil.2021.47 |
| OpenAlex | W3205175676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
On February 6, 2020, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Court) declared in Lhaka Honhat Association v. Argentina that Argentina violated Indigenous groups’ rights to communal property, a healthy environment, cultural identity, food, and water. For the first time in a contentious case, the Court analyzed these rights autonomously based on Article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) and ordered specific restitution measures, including actions to provide access to adequate food and water, and the recovery of forest resources and Indigenous culture. The decision marks a significant milestone for protecting Indigenous peoples’ rights and expanding the autonomous rights to a healthy environment, water, and food, which are now directly justiciable under the Inter-American human rights system
Archaeology · Convention · Geography · Human rights · Indigenous · Indigenous rights · International human rights law · Milestone · Political science · Restitution · Right to property · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Ecology · Environmental law and policy · Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law · Law
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Indigenous vs. Peasants’ rights? Lhaka Honhat v. Argentina and the role of the Inter-American Human Rights System in communal interethnic conflicts
Indigenous land disputes at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights 1991–2020
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |