A/HRC/42/37 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur ............................................................................................. 3 III. Indigenous peoples and justice ...................................................................................................... 3 A. Background, aims and methodology..................................................................................... 3 B. Normative standards: right to indigenous justice, access to justice and right to a fair trial .. 4 C. Indigenous concepts of law and justice ................................................................................ 6 D. Challenges faced by indigenous peoples in the ordinary justice system ............................... 7 E. Indigenous justice systems.................................................................................................... 10 F. Towards harmonization between ordinary and indigenous justice systems .......................... 15 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 18 IV. 2