2012 - English - Practical
Engaging with Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
This report emerged out of a workshop held by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) which brought together representatives from extractive industries to discuss the application of FPIC in engagement with Indigenous peoples. The report provides a corporate interpretation of the rights promised under FPIC including its legal requirements, benefit…
2005 - English - Technical
Aboriginal Self-Determination: Individual Self…
In this article, the author suggests that understandings of self-determination among Indigenous communities in Canada would benefit from an understanding of the self as being autonomous. The author argues that the models of collective self-determination among Aboriginal communities, are too abstract for political arguments and encourages an indivi…
2009 - English - Simple
State of the World's Indigenous Peoples
This book focuses on the current state of Indigenous Peoples worldwide from a global perspective.
2010 - English - Practical
Operationalizing Free, Prior, and Informed Con…
This article explores the development of the principle of FPIC and the challenges that it presents to conventional forms of governance. FPIC is examined as a form of negotiated justice that aims to produce regulatory decisions through horizontal and decentralized forms of engagement.
2014 - English - Practical
Consultas and Socially Responsible Investing i…
This article looks at Guatemala with respect to "consultas comunitarias" and Canadian mining companies that are based in Indigenous communities.
2013 - English - Practical
Contesting the Limits of Consultation in the A…
This article examines the effectiveness of UNDRIP in relation to two case studies in Bolivia and Peru in regards to regulations, policies, and environmental conditions.