ABSTRACT: The constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples reflects a global struggle to reconcile state sovereignty with indigenous self-determination. This paper examines the constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples in India, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, with the aim of understanding how diverse constitutional frameworks engage with questions of recognition, rights, and sovereignty. It seeks to analyse the mechanisms through which states acknowledge Indigenous communities and the legal and political instruments employed to safeguard their rights, while balancing the demands of state sovereignty. Adopting a comparative methodology, the paper investigates......
Keywords: indigenous peoples, constitutional rights, sovereignty, self-determination, comparative constitutional law
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