Section on indigenous people law: Indigenous people’s rights to culture, language, and
natural resources: Russian and Norwegian perspective”
Tuesday
1. Legislation on indigenous people, rights in Russia and Norway and its development; an
overview (Norway and Russia)
1415-1500: [title] Maxim Zadorin: “Russian legislation on indigenous people’s rights and its
development - Comparative analysis between Russian and International law on
indigenous people's rights.
1500-1515: Break
1515-1600: Associate professor Øyvind Ravna/Associate professor Christina Allard:
Scandinavian legislation on indigenous people’s rights and its development.
1600-1630: Discussion
Wednesday
2. Constitutional protection of Indigenous People’s right to language, culture and land rights.
0915-1000: Professor Vladimir A. Kryazhkov: Protection of Indigenous People’s right to
language, culture and natural resources in Russian Constitution and other
legislation.
1000-1015: Break
1015-1100: Associate professor Øyvind Ravna: The protection of Sámi people’s right to
language, culture and natural resources in the Constitution and other Norwegian
legislation.
1100-1130: Discussion
1130-1215: Lunch
3. Native population of Russian America and its legal status
1215 - 1300, [Title] Ivan Saveliev: Native population of Russian America and its legal status
1300 - 1315: Question/short break
4. Legislation on Indigenous Peoples rights to land and natural resources.
1315 - 1400: Associate professor Christina Allard: Nordic Countries legislation on Sámi Peoples
rights, emphasizing rights to land and natural resources.
1400-1445: [Title] Stanislav Gorbunov: “Legislation on Indigenous Peoples rights to land and
natural resources in Russia”.
1415-1500: Break
1500 -1530: Discussion.
1530-1630: Summing up, main results, identification of fields of research cooperation, common
research projects.