Analyzing Human Rights Discourse in The Context of Postmodern and Postcolonial Perspectives (A Case Study of Indigenous Rights in Australia)

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10.2991/978-94-6463-634-5_15How to use a DOI?

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Australia; Indigenous Rights; Postcolonialism; Postmodernism

Abstract

This study explores the discourse of human rights in the context of postmodern and postcolonial perspectives, focusing on the case of Indigenous rights in Australia. Indigenous Australians have been marginalized, with their rights often overlooked within national policies influenced by colonial legacies. The postmodern perspective questions the universality of human rights, suggesting that they are socially constructed and influenced by cultural and political contexts. Meanwhile, postcolonial theory examines the enduring impacts of colonialism on Indigenous populations, exposing the systemic injustices and power imbalances that persist in modern legal and social systems. The study analyzes how Indigenous rights have been framed within dominant Western human rights discourses and the implications of these frameworks for Indigenous Australians. The findings reveal that the human rights of Indigenous Australians are often constrained by Western legal and social constructs, which fail to fully account for Indigenous cultural contexts and historical grievances. The study concludes that Indigenous rights in Australia must be re-conceptualized through a lens that challenges colonial structures and incorporates Indigenous voices in the broader human rights discourse.

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AU  - Sunny Ummul Firdaus
AU  - Muhammad Aldi Fathurrahman
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/27
TI  - Analyzing Human Rights Discourse in The Context of Postmodern and Postcolonial Perspectives (A Case Study of Indigenous Rights in Australia)
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 125
EP  - 131
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-634-5_15
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-634-5_15
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