Human Rights in Natural Resource Development: Public Participation in the Sustainable Development of Mining and Energy Resources [Hardcover]

Donald N. Zillman (Editor), Alistair Lucas (Editor), George Pring (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0199253781 | ISBN-13: 978-0199253784 | Publication Date: May 23, 2002

"Public participation" will define major resource, mining, and energy developments in the twenty-first century. Understanding this new human dimension in law and development will be essential not only for lawyers but also for companies, governments, international agencies, and citizens. This collection provides much needed practical and theoretical guidance.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`The editors have produced a work whose value spreads well beyond natural resource law or even environmental law generally. This is certainly core reading in the environmental law field, but also contains much of interest to international lawyers and those more generally interested in public participation and self-regulation ... This work spreads well beyond standing as a focus for lawyers' interest in public participation and contains papers which draw together cross-jurisdictional themes ... In this book there is much which which will inform those engaged in developing participation.' Common Law World Review

`All in all, this is a highly original volume and will be of interest to academics, developers and governments alike.' Modern Law Review

`This is an innovative and manageable account of public participation rights in mining and natural resource development, although one of the major strengths of the book is its broader application to environmental decision-making in general.' Modern Law Review

`The publication of this book could not be more timely ... it provides a truly innovative and interesting approach to participation.' Modern Law Review

`The wealth of information contained in the book and the many references to literature enable a lawyer to assess the social feasibility of realising in a particular country the project as planned by the energy resource enterprise and the likelihood of citizens' opposition against the plans.' International Energy Law and Taxation Review, Issue 10, Oct 2002

About the Author

Donald M. Zillman is Godfrey Professor of Law and Interim President, University of Maine at Fort Kent. Alastair Lucas is a Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Science, The University of Calgary. George Pring is Professor of Law, University of Denver College of Law, and Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering Faculty, Colorado School of Mines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 728 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (May 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199253781
• ISBN-13: 978-0199253784
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,358,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)