Human Rights in the Extractive Industries

Transparency, Participation, Resistance

Markus Krajewski editor Isabel Feichtner editor Ricarda Roesch editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:26th Jun '19

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This book addresses key challenges and conflicts arising in extractive industries (mining, oil drilling) concerning the human rights of workers, their families, local communities and other stakeholders. Further, it analyses various instruments that have sought to mitigate human rights violations by defining transparency-related obligations and participation rights. These include the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), disclosure requirements, and free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). The book critically assesses these instruments, demonstrating that, in some cases, they produce unwanted effects. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of resistance to extractive industry projects as a response to human rights violations, and discusses how transparency, participation and resistance are interconnected.

ISBN: 9783030113810

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551 pages

1st ed. 2019