First Nations Peoples, Climate Change, Human Rights and Legal Rights

First Nations Peoples, Climate Change, Human Rights and Legal Rights

This article provides a First Nations standpoint on climate change, informed by human rights law and legal education. It is co-authored by a Yuin woman who is a law academic, a Wirdi man who is a Queens Counsel, and a human rights law academic. The article argues that for any responses to climate change to be effective, they must be grounded in the perspectives, knowledge, and rights of First Nations peoples. The utility of human rights instruments to protect First Nation interests in a climate change milieu is explored at the international and domestic levels. Concomitantly, structural change must begin with the Indigenisation of legal education and the embedding of legal responses to climate change into the law curriculum. A holistic approach is necessary. 

Bedford, Narelle

McAvoy SC, Tony

Stevenson-Graf, Lindsey

The University of Queensland Law Journal; Vol. 40 No. 3 (2021): The University of Queensland Law Journal; 371-402

1839-289X

0083-4041

The University of Queensland School of Law

2021-12-13

Copyright (c) 2021 The University of Queensland Law Journal

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