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Goldcorp And Hudbay Minerals In Guatemala (2010 Update), Bernadette Maheandiran, Jessica Difederico, Rolando Aguilera, Shin Imai
Goldcorp And Hudbay Minerals In Guatemala (2010 Update), Bernadette Maheandiran, Jessica Difederico, Rolando Aguilera, Shin Imai
Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy
Canadian mining in Guatemala has been associated with violence and death. Opposition to an INCO mine in the El Estor region in the 1960’s resulted in the assassination of two law professors, and another activist has been killed in 2009. In the San Marcos region of Guatemala, two deaths are associated with the opening of a mine now owned by Goldcorp. Indigenous opposition to the mines continues in both regions. This article updates an article originally published in 2007which ties the events in Guatemala to efforts in Canada to hold Canadian mining companies accountable.Parts of this article dealing with HudBay …
From Constitutions To Constitutionalism: An Opportunity For Arab States, Not A Paradox, Asem Khalil
From Constitutions To Constitutionalism: An Opportunity For Arab States, Not A Paradox, Asem Khalil
Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy
The paradox of modern constitutionalism resides in having two imperatives, apparently irreconcilable, i.e. a governmental power generated from the ‘consent of the people’ and, in order to be sustained and effective, that power must be divided, constrained and exercised through distinctive institutional forms. This paradox reflects the dilemma arising from the dialectical interaction between constituent power and constitutional form. I will argue that constitutionalism, as a limited government, does not contradict with Arab and Islamic legal culture. While modern constitutionalism, as a normative order, requires the adherence to the rule of law and the protection of human rights, it is …