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23 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 547 (2014-2015)
When I Want Your Opinion, I'll Give It to You: How Governments Support the Indigenous Right to Consultation in Theory, But Not in Practice

handle is hein.journals/cjic23 and id is 605 raw text is: ARTICLE WHEN I WANT YOUR OPINION, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU: HOW GOVERNMENTS SUPPORT THE INDIGENOUS RIGHT TO CONSULTATION IN THEORY, BUT NOT IN PRACTICE Laura M. Seelau* & Ryan Seelau** I. IN TRODUCTION .................................................................................. 547 II. CONSULTATION: THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM TO REALIZE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS ................................................... 550 III. B ACKG RO UN D ................................................................................. 553 A . Indigenous Peoples ............................................................... 553 B. Indigenous Rights Legal Framework in Chile ...................... 555 C. Indigenous Law (Law No. 19.253) ....................................... 556 D. ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples ...... 558 E . D ecree N o. 124 ..................................................................... 562 F. Environmental Legislation (Law No. 19.300) ...................... 563 Iv. AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS .................................. 566 V . T HE L A W SU IT ................................................................................... 567 A . F acts ...................................................................................... 5 6 8 B . Legal A rgum ents .................................................................. 569 1. B y the Com m unity ......................................................... 570 2. By the G overnm ent ........................................................ 576 C . C ourt's R esponse .................................................................. 579 D . Consultation: Revisited ........................................................ 580 V I. C ONCLUSION ................................................................................... 585 I. INTRODUCTION On September 13, 2007, the United Nations' General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN

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