DRUG POSSESSION, CHILEAN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND CULTURAL DEFENSES
DRUG POSSESSION, CHILEAN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND CULTURAL DEFENSES
Author(s): Rodrigo CespedesSubject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: indigenous peoples; indigenous rights; religious freedom; traditional religions; criminal law; cultural defences; possession of drugs; cultural diversity; international human rights law
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines two decisions in which the legal dispute was focused on whether it was lawful to possess coca leaves by indigenous peoples to practice rituals according to their traditional customs. Both ILO Convention 169 (ILO C169) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) were paramount in justifying a cultural defence.
Journal: Studia Iuridica
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 96
- Page Range: 31-40
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
