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The International Council of Mining & Metals (“ICMM”) recently released a position statement on indigenous peoples and mining that explicitly requires its 22 member companies to work to obtain the free, prior, and informed...more
On January 8, 2012, the Mikisew Cree First Nation and the Frog Lake First Nation (the First Nations), both located in Alberta, filed notices of application (the Applications) with the Federal Court seeking judicial review of...more
In late November, the Brazilian national development bank (“BNDES”, by its Portuguese initials) announced its approval of a $10.8 billion loan to finance the construction of the Belo Monte dam, the world’s third largest...more
On December 4 and 5, more than 1,000 participants from 85 countries gathered for the first U.N. Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. The Forum focused on “trends and challenges” in the implementation of...more
The new draft Equator Principles reflect and build upon the IFC Performance Standards’ requirement that companies obtain the free, prior, and informed consent ("FPIC") of indigenous peoples for development projects. This...more
Climate Change - The production of petroleum from oil sands uses significant amounts of energy, almost all derived from the combustion of fossil fuels and resulting in CO2 emissions. As a result, oil sands operations...more
In this Issue: - DICKINSON WRIGHT JOINS FORCES WITH LEADING MACAU LAW FIRM MdME Dickinson Wright and MdME are pleased to announce that they have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide comprehensive legal...more
Discussions about the existence of contemporary apartheid are quite often emotionally charged in popular discourse. Labeling a State or State actor as a perpetrator of apartheid can send an informed debate adrift. As a...more
IN THIS ISSUE: - Request for Proposal for an Internet Gaming Operator Issued in Ontario by Michael D. Lipton, Q.C. and Kevin J. Weber - MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL BOARD SET FOR MAJOR CHANGES IN 2012 by Robert W....more
New SEC Conflict Mineral Rules May Require First-Ever Disclosure for Certain Pesticides Used In Downstream Product Manufacturing Processes...more
The Assassination of Mummar Gaddafi illegal under International Law On the 18th of October, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Tripoli, Libya. She stated in unusually blunt terms that she would like...more
APPLICATION OF PALESTINE to United Nations requesting UN General Assembly Security Council recognition of Palestine as a full UN member and independent state. The UN documents caption is A/66/371 -S/2011/592...more
On September 19, 2011, a federal appeals court reversed Southern District Judge Lewis Kaplan's preliminary injunction blocking worldwide enforcement of an $18 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador. In its ruling, a...more
Ancient and historical objects and sites are designated “cultural property” because the property model has traditionally controlled their disposition and trade. In recent decades, however, the cultural property protection...more
Although the Second Circuit affirmed the decision below, the Court found against Chevron on several key factual issues that undermine the company's defenses both in Ecuador and potentially in various enforcement courts where...more
Indigenous peoples developed sustainable land tenure systems over countless generations, but these customary systems of rights are barely used by American Indian tribes today. Would increasing formal recognition of these...more
Businesses that are involved in digital media use music in many ways—and most require some sort of license to make the use legal. Whether the music is used in an advertisement or a music video, on a Web site or delivered via...more
The number of Afghan asylum seekers has surpassed the number of people fleeing Iraq and Somalia, making Afghanistan the leading producer of asylum seekers in the world. In 2009, 27,057 Afghans sought official protection in...more
This article discusses the apparent resolution between Yale and Peru over the disputed artifacts removed from Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham in 1911. The article considers how Peru has, in recent years, asserted itself on an...more
Lloyd Msipa is a Zimbabwean Lawyer and aspiring Zimbabwean Politician. He was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. His father was a ZAPU politician in Zimbabwe who died weeks before the merge between ZAPU PF and ZANU PF in December...more
Abstract The purpose of this paper is describe the regime for the public consultations of indigenous peoples specifically established for the hydrocarbons industry in Bolivia and the regulations existing and proposed in...more
In this Issue: *2009 European Regional Meeting in Athens Hosted by Dimitriou Law Office *ILN Launches Re-Design of Blog with LexBlog *An Important Decision: Employee's Right to Royalties in a "Service Invention" Glusman...more
Table of Contents I. Executive Summary...4 II. The Evolution of Free, Prior, And Informed Consent in International Law and Voluntary Initiatives...9 A. International Legal Standards...9 B. Standards Directly Applicable to...more
People of Ecuador Petition to Enjoin Arbitration filed by Chevron at the Hague....more
Republican of Ecuador's Petition to Enjoin Chevron's Petition for Arbitration at The Hague....more
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