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The following passage was adapted from an article published in 1998.

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Introduce topic · Mayan lawsuit seeking protection of Mayan rights

Belize allowed logging on lands occupied by Mayans.

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Basis of lawsuit · Common law and international law

Common law · Based on custom and precedent from analogous cases

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Reliance on other jurisdictions · Mayans’ argument relies on other jurisdictions, since courts in Belize haven’t ruled on indigenous rights

This approach is consistent with the custom of courts in Belize.

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International law · Indigenous rights are also based on norms of the world community

As an example, the high court of Australia recognized these rights as protected by the ICCPR.

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Author’s opinion · Belize’s courts should also look to the ICCPR

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Author’s conclusion · There should be a presumption in favor of recognizing indigenous rights in Belize

Belize is free to decide differently from other jurisdictions regarding indigenous rights, but they shouldn’t.

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This is the most supported out of the five available answers. The author believes that, because Belize is a common-law jurisdiction, it should look toward the precedent of other common-law jurisdictions on issues that haven't been considered in Belize. So, looking toward other common-law jurisdictions can be characterized as a core notion to which the author believes all common-law jurisdictions should adhere. Although a common-law jurisdiction has the freedom to ignore other countries' precedent, the author believes they should consider such precedent.

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The author never comments on non-common-law jurisdictions and their likelihood of recognizing indigenous rights.

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The author believes international law supports the common-law recognition of indigenous rights.

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We know that common law is based in part on international law. But this doesn't imply that international law comes from common law.

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Not supported, because the author speaks about "recognizing the existence of common-law indigenous rights." This suggests that the rights are a thing that can already be in existence, apart from recognition. Courts can choose to recognize that those rights exist, but even if the courts don't recognize such rights, this doesn't have to imply that the rights don't exist.

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