This summary proposes a critical legal analysis of the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding Indigenous Peoples’ rights to lands, participation, and consultation. It focuses on the role that cultural diversity as a legal standard has played in the recognition of the Indigenous Peoples’ right to consultation and participation in all matters that directly affect them, as a guarantee for the protection of their right to communal property and natural resources traditionally used, and for safeguarding their cultural identity.
