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===International Human Rights Law=== | ===International Human Rights Law=== | ||
Some Aboriginal people have relied on international human rights law to have their rights recognized. The main laws that have helped Aboriginals in Canada are the ''United Nations Declaration of Human Rights'', the ''International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights''. These are available on the [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx website of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]. The Human Rights Committee at the United Nations deals with discrimination complaints under international law but has no direct authority to enforce these laws in Canada. Canada has not signed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. | Some Aboriginal people have relied on international human rights law to have their rights recognized. The main laws that have helped Aboriginals in Canada are the ''United Nations Declaration of Human Rights'', the ''International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination'' and the ''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights''. These are available on the [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx website of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]. The Human Rights Committee at the United Nations deals with discrimination complaints under international law but has no direct authority to enforce these laws in Canada. Canada has not signed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. | ||
==Where can you find more information on Aboriginal law?== | ==Where can you find more information on Aboriginal law?== | ||
