Seeks to define the entire consultation process
Negotiation in certain or all contexts
Addresses particular activities or is all encompassing
National laws/policies/jurisprudence
International or regional instruments/jurisprudence
A statement of principles
Agreement to the protocol as basis for consultations
Process for updating the protocol
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Historical context
Context, purpose and process of protocol creation & maintenance Community history
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Community history
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history Reference to indigenous justice or ancestral justice
Life plans (self-determined development)
Community governance instruments, structures, territories, history International or regional instruments/jurisprudence
National laws/policies/jurisprudence
Rejection certain types of activities / impacts that are critical
Affirmations that relocation is unacceptable
Affirmations that relocation is unacceptable
Rejection certain types of activities / impacts that are critical
Dates that coincide with community activities/calendar
Conditions for consultation Formal recognition of indigenous’ rights and governance structures
Triggers for consultation
Conditions for agreements
Formal recognition of indigenous’ rights and governance structures
What is done in the absence of consensus
Roles in decision-making process Fixed timeframes
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Actor who pays costs for participation
Conditions for consultation Actor who pays costs for participation
Conditions for consultation Good faith with elaboration of its implications
Initial approach
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Good faith with elaboration of its implications
Agreement to the protocol as basis for consultations
Conditions for agreements
Actor who pays costs for participation
Conditions for consultation Triggers for consultation
When is a consultation invalid
Conditions invalidating consultations Role of leaders or chiefs in determining where and when assemblies are held
Roles in decision-making process Role of representatives
Roles in decision-making process Role of community members
Roles in decision-making process Role of General Assemblies and other structures
Roles in decision-making process NHRIs / Ombudsman
Interfaces with external institutions and organizations International oversight
Interfaces with external institutions and organizations Participation of outsiders
Roles in decision-making process Different processes envisaged for different types of projects/proposals
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Internal meetings (actors involved, decision-making processes)
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Other indigenous communities or peoples
Internal groups or other peoples Internal meetings (actors involved, decision-making processes)
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Other indigenous communities or peoples
Internal groups or other peoples Broader society
Internal groups or other peoples Specific ministries
Interfaces with external institutions and organizations NHRIs / Ombudsman
Interfaces with external institutions and organizations Internal meetings (actors involved, decision-making processes)
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Actor who pays costs for participation
Conditions for consultation Implications of giving or withholding consent
Implications of giving or withholding consent
Involvement in strategic planning
Nature and sequencing of consultation phases Agreement oversight and enforcement mechanisms
Freedom to invite third parties, including trusted specialists
Conditions for consultation Freedom to invite third parties, including trusted specialists
Conditions for consultation Process of decision-making, discussion, consensus, voting.
Roles in decision-making process