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The increasing cultural diversity and legal pluralism prevailing in the global South should not always be seen as a threat to a universal concept of human rights, but as an enriching input for it. The progressive recognition of indigenous peoples' rights in the last decades is forging, sometimes with difficulties, a more open and dynamic conception of human rights. By opening the door to the indigenous conceptions of law, justice, and dignity, both the Colombian Constitutional Court and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights are decisively contributing with their progressive jurisprudence to an increasingly more multicultural approach to human rights. The culmination of this complex and somewhat contradictory process took place with the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in September 2007, a clear example of an attempt to balance indigenous conceptions of dignity with the very basics of international human rights law. The aim of this work is to analyze how the Colombian Constitutional Court and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights conceive the problematic but also challenging relationship between indigenous legal pluralism and the protection and promotion of human dignity. The so-called multicultural jurisprudence is paving the way for a more inclusive conception of human rights, a conception enriched by local ways of framing and understanding human dignity.

La creciente presión sobre los recursos naturales existentes en territorios indígenas está desatando serios conflictos sociales y ambientales entre las propias comunidades, los Gobiernos y las empresas que obtienen las concesiones para la exploración y explotación de dichos recursos. La sentencia de la Corte Inter-Americana de Derechos Humanos en el caso Awas Tingni contra Nicaragua (2001) ha sido pionera en el reconocimiento de los derechos de propiedad comunal de los pueblos indígenas. A pesar de los obstáculos a los que se enfrenta en lo concerniente a su implementación en el ámbito interno, esta decisión ha abierto vías para la solución de los conflictos sociales y ambientales relacionados con la explotación de los recursos existentes en territorios indígenas.Palabrasclave: Derechos indígenas – conflictos – memoria social – recursos naturales – Corte Inter-Americana de Derechos Humanos. The right of indigenous peoples to land and natural resources: social and environmental conflict in light of the Awas Tingni case.The increasing pressure against natural resources in indigenous territories is having an influence in the emergence of social and environmental conflicts between communities, governments and the companies that obtain concessions to explore and exploit the resources. The decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Awas Tingni Case versus Nicaragua (2001) has pioneered the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples to their communal property. In spite of the obstacles faced by the decision in terms of implementation at domestic level, it has inspired avenues for the resolution of social and environmental conflicts related to the exploitation of natural resources within indigenous territories.Keywords: Indigenous rights – conflicts – social memory – natural resources – Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

La creciente presión sobre los recursos naturales existentes en territorios indígenas está desatando serios conflictos sociales y ambientales entre las propias comunidades, los Gobiernos y las empresas que obtienen las concesiones para la exploración y explotación de dichos recursos. La sentencia de la Corte Inter-Americana de Derechos Humanos en el caso Awas Tingni contra Nicaragua (2001) ha sido pionera en el reconocimiento de los derechos de propiedad comunal de los pueblos indígenas. A pesar de los obstáculos a los que se enfrenta en lo concerniente a su implementación en el ámbito interno, esta decisión ha abierto vías para la solución de los conflictos sociales y ambientales relacionados con la explotación de los recursos existentes en territorios indígenas.Palabrasclave: Derechos indígenas – conflictos – memoria social – recursos naturales – Corte Inter-Americana de Derechos Humanos. The right of indigenous peoples to land and natural resources: social and environmental conflict in light of the Awas Tingni case.The increasing pressure against natural resources in indigenous territories is having an influence in the emergence of social and environmental conflicts between communities, governments and the companies that obtain concessions to explore and exploit the resources. The decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Awas Tingni Case versus Nicaragua (2001) has pioneered the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples to their communal property. In spite of the obstacles faced by the decision in terms of implementation at domestic level, it has inspired avenues for the resolution of social and environmental conflicts related to the exploitation of natural resources within indigenous territories.Keywords: Indigenous rights – conflicts – social memory – natural resources – Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Intro -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1. The Faces of Human Rights - An Introduction -- I. 70 Years of the Universal Declaration: A Time for Reflection -- II. Laying the Foundation for Human Rights through the Law of Nature and the Prism of Equality -- III. In the Shadow of War: Developing Universal Human Rights -- IV. The Fight against Discrimination in the Places Close to Home -- V. Navigating the Politics of International Activism -- VI. Human Rights and their Defenders: Moving Forward -- VII. Final Remarks -- PART I: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH THE LAW OF NATURE AND THE PRISM OF EQUALITY -- 2. Bartolomé de las Casas (1485-1566): A Radical Humanitarian in the Age of the Great Encounter -- I. A Lifelong Defence of the Amerindian Cause -- II. Fuelling the Duda Indiana in Practice and Theory -- III. The Three Renaissances of Bartolomé de las Casas -- 3. John Locke (1632-1704): The Natural Law Philosopher -- I. John Locke, a Practice-Oriented Philosopher -- II. The Traits of Modern Liberalism in Locke's Political Thought -- III. Locke, a Key Background Source for the Creation and Definition of Human Rights -- 4. Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793): Impressively Ahead of Her Time: A Visionary, Daring Activist and Martyr -- I. An Improbable 'Femme de Lettres', a Feminist Avant la Lettre and a Committed, Democratic Revolutionary -- II. A Holistic, Intelligent Sensitivity that Harboured an Almost Eerie Premonition of Claims to Come -- III. A Buried Legacy Still Waiting to be Properly Celebrated -- 5. Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797): The Undutiful Daughter of the Enlightenment and Her Loud Demands for Justice -- I. 'Those Who are Bold Enough to Advance Before the Age They Live in Must Learn to Brave Censure' -- II. 'Virtue can Only Flourish among Equals'.