Förlagets beskrivning
A new human right of public participation by those affected by natural
resource development is set to define major economic developments in the
twenty-first century. It is a fundamental part of the international norm of
'sustainable development', designed to harmonize economic betterment and
environmental-cultural-social protection for this and succeeding generations. A
recognized human right since the 1940s, public participation today is assuming
many different legal and political forms - citizen involvement, indigenous
peoples' rights, local community rights, sustainable development agreements,
public hearings, consultation, advisory councils, right to information, right
to justice, decisional transfers, benefits sharing, and more. The right to be
heard is a fundamental principle of public law in most of the world's legal
systems, but in practice ranges from being deeply ingrained in some cultures to
non-existent in others. Understanding this new human dimension in law and
development is now essential not only for lawyers but also for companies,
governments, international agencies, NGOs, IGOs, and citizens. This book, authored by international resources law experts from all over
the world, provides the theoretical and practical guidance essential to
understanding and dealing with this new development. Its first section lays out
the basics of what is becoming known as public participation law - its origins,
history, theories, modern sources, and future directions. The second section
presents the international legal authorities. The third section analyzes the
current experience and future trends in over a dozen nations and regions of
critical resource development interest, from Africa, Australasia, Southeast
Asia and China to Europe and North, Central, and South America. A new human right of public participation by those affected by natural
resource exploitation is set to define major economic developments in the 21st
century. Public participation today is assuming many different legal and
political forms - this text explores them.
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Human Rights in Natural Resource Development: Public Participation in the Sustainable Development of Mining and Energy Resources
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