Updated 28/04/2002

Public Participation

(In cooperation with International Bar Association)

Events

Related MMSD Reports

The Academic Advisory Group of the Section on Energy & Natural Resources Law, International Bar Association and MMSD co-funded a conference on May 25-27, 2001 at Vermont Law School to present and critique a series of 15 or more cutting-edge papers of legal research and practical guidance on Public Participation in 21st Century Mining and Energy Development Law. The papers focused on both macro-overarching themes as well as key country-regional perspectives, the latter including Africa, China, Japan, North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Events

“The Emerging Role of Public Participation in International Law Affecting Mining, Energy and Resources Development”
25-27 May 2001 Vermont, USA
Hosted by MMSD & IBA

Presentation by Luke Danielson
(PDF 385KB)

Workshop Report
(PDF 112KB)

A publication entitled "Human Rights in Natural Resource Development: Publica Participation in the Sustainable Development of Mining and Energy Resources" was prepared following this conference. The volume was edited by Donald Zillman, Alastair Lucas, and George (Rock) Pring. It is available from Oxford University Press.

For a full list of MMSD Working Papers, click here.

MMSD Working Papers related to this activity:

Pring, Rock
The Law of Public Participation in Mining and Resources Development

Report
(PDF 240KB)

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