Indigenous-Industry Agreements, Natural Resources and the Law

ISBN-13: 9781138584914 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 288 str.

Ibironke T. Odumosu-Ayanu; Dwight Newman

Opis

This book comprehensively reviews agreements between Indigenous peoples and extractive companies. It situates these agreements within the broader framework of domestic and international law and politics, which define and are defined by the relationships between Indigenous peoples, extractive companies, governments, and other actors.

Spis treści

Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks  1. Indigenous-Industry Agreements, Natural Resources and the Law: An Introduction  2. The (Legal) Nature of Indigenous Peoples’ Agreements with Extractive Companies  3. Essential Preconditions for an Indigenous-Industry Agreement with Community Legitimacy  4. Indigenous-Industry Agreements, Legal Uncertainty, and Risk Allocations  Part II: Analytical and Critical Perspectives  5. Negotiated Agreements, Indigenous FPIC and the Mine Life Cycle  6. Gender Impact Analysis of Impact Benefit Agreements: Representation Clauses and UNDRIP  7. Who are the Métis? The Role of Free, Prior and Informed Consent in Identifying a Métis Rights-Holder  Part III: Politics, Environment and Sustainability  8. The Contentious Politics of Impact and Benefit Agreements: A ‘Sons of the Soil’ Conflict Perspective  9. Impact Benefit Agreements, Transparency, and Sustainability  10. The Relationship between Indigenous-Industry Agreements and Environmental Assessment: Enhanced Credibility and Collaboration, or Undermining the Project Review Process?  Part IV: Jurisdictional Case Studies  11. Contesting Indigenous-Industry Agreements in Latin America  12. Is this Really Benefit Sharing? Understanding Current Practices Around Community-Investor Agreements Tied to Land Investments  13. Enhancing the Benefits of Local Content in Extractive Industry Agreements: Legal Approaches and Trends in Frontier Extractive Jurisdictions  14. Indigenous Land Use Agreements in Australia: A Vehicle for Economic Prosperity or an Empty Gesture  15. Canadian Law and Realpolitik Regarding Indigenous-Industry Agreements  16. Towards Comprehensive Engagement: Indigenous-Industry Collaboration in the Resource Sector in Canada