GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHT OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT
the parties” (paragraph 186 of the Judgment).19 As a result of requiring that
consultation be carried out in compliance with international standards, the judgment
in the Sarayaku case follows the standard established in the Saramaka judgment
with regard to consent.20
19 Inter-American Court. Case of Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku v. Ecuador. Merits and Reparations. Judgment
of June 27, 2012.
20 Mario Melo, 2012.
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