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Indigenous People's Right To Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank's Extractive Industries Review, Fergus Mackay Jan 2004

Indigenous People's Right To Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank's Extractive Industries Review, Fergus Mackay

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Undated (2004), Cso Gap Analysis Of Ifc Proposed Pss, Ifc Jan 2004

Undated (2004), Cso Gap Analysis Of Ifc Proposed Pss, Ifc

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.


Undated (2004), Csos, Draft V1 Of Gaps Analysis, Ifc Jan 2004

Undated (2004), Csos, Draft V1 Of Gaps Analysis, Ifc

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, Melanie Nakagawa, Kirk Herbertson Jan 2004

Editor's Note, Melanie Nakagawa, Kirk Herbertson

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Perceived Challenges To Recognition On Prior And Informed Consent Of Indigenous Peoples And Other Local Communities: The Experiences Of The Inter-American Development Bank, Anne Deruyttere Jan 2004

Perceived Challenges To Recognition On Prior And Informed Consent Of Indigenous Peoples And Other Local Communities: The Experiences Of The Inter-American Development Bank, Anne Deruyttere

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Prior Informed Consent In The Convention On Biological Diversity-Bonn Guidelines: National Implementation In Colombia, Adriana Casas Jan 2004

Prior Informed Consent In The Convention On Biological Diversity-Bonn Guidelines: National Implementation In Colombia, Adriana Casas

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank Group, Robert Goodland Jan 2004

Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank Group, Robert Goodland

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


2004 (Undated), Notes Of D. Hunter Re Cao Case Updates, Cao Jan 2004

2004 (Undated), Notes Of D. Hunter Re Cao Case Updates, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Volume 4 Issue 2, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2004

Volume 4 Issue 2, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Making Marriage Matter Less: The Ali Domestic Partner Principles Are One Step In The Right Direction, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2004

Making Marriage Matter Less: The Ali Domestic Partner Principles Are One Step In The Right Direction, Nancy Polikoff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Facilitating Prior Informed Consent Context Of Genetic Resources And Traditional Knowledge, Anne Perrault Jan 2004

Facilitating Prior Informed Consent Context Of Genetic Resources And Traditional Knowledge, Anne Perrault

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

This paper traces the evolution of free prior informed consent (“FPIC”) and describes the importance of FPIC to achieving the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (“CBD”). It briefly highlights elements of current approaches to obtaining FPIC from national governments and local communities, identifies limitations to obtaining FPIC, and provides examples of how the Bonn Guidelines do and do not respond to these limitations. The paper does not provide a detailed analysis of all issues related to implementation of FPIC, but rather highlights issues that will, hopefully, promote constructive discussions to advance progress on the implementation of FPIC.


National Implementation Of The International Prior Informed Consent Procedures Concerning Hazardous Chemicals And Wastes, Masa Nagai Jan 2004

National Implementation Of The International Prior Informed Consent Procedures Concerning Hazardous Chemicals And Wastes, Masa Nagai

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Fire, Metaphor, And Constitutional Myth-Making, Robert Tsai Jan 2004

Fire, Metaphor, And Constitutional Myth-Making, Robert Tsai

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

From the standpoint of traditional legal thought, metaphor is at best a dash of poetry adorning lawyerly analysis, and at worst an unjustifiable distraction from what is actually at stake in a legal contest. By contrast, in the eyes of those who view law as a close relative of ordinary language, metaphor is a basic building block of human understanding. This article accepts that metaphor helps us to comprehend a court's decision. At the same time, it argues that metaphor plays a special role in the realm of constitutional discourse. Metaphor in constitutional law not only reinforces doctrinal categories, but …


Human Rights Hero - Coretta Scott King, Stephen Wermiel Jan 2004

Human Rights Hero - Coretta Scott King, Stephen Wermiel

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


The Central Park Five, The Scottsboro Boys, And The Myth Of The Bestial Black Man, N. Jeremi Duru Jan 2004

The Central Park Five, The Scottsboro Boys, And The Myth Of The Bestial Black Man, N. Jeremi Duru

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Dec. 2003, Cao Operational Guidelines. Consultation Draft., Cao Dec 2003

Dec. 2003, Cao Operational Guidelines. Consultation Draft., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Ifc, Safeguard Policies Gap Analysis, By J. Thorpe, Sustainability, Nov. 2003, Jodie Thorpe, Seb Beloe, Philippa Moore, Peter Zollinger Nov 2003

Ifc, Safeguard Policies Gap Analysis, By J. Thorpe, Sustainability, Nov. 2003, Jodie Thorpe, Seb Beloe, Philippa Moore, Peter Zollinger

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.


Oct. 2003, Cao. Intent Behind Ifc's Safeguard Policies. Generally Accepted Interpretation For Audit Purposes., Cao Oct 2003

Oct. 2003, Cao. Intent Behind Ifc's Safeguard Policies. Generally Accepted Interpretation For Audit Purposes., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


July 24. 2003, B. Dysart, T. Murphy, A. Chayes. Beyond Compliance. External Review Of Cao., Ben Dysart, Tim Murphy, Antonia Chayes Jul 2003

July 24. 2003, B. Dysart, T. Murphy, A. Chayes. Beyond Compliance. External Review Of Cao., Ben Dysart, Tim Murphy, Antonia Chayes

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


July 2003, Status Of The Response By The Office Of The Compliance Advisor, Cao Jul 2003

July 2003, Status Of The Response By The Office Of The Compliance Advisor, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


Memo To M. Aizawa, Ifc Frm D. Hunter, An Ifc Policy On Procedures For Revising Policies, June 2003, David Hunter Jun 2003

Memo To M. Aizawa, Ifc Frm D. Hunter, An Ifc Policy On Procedures For Revising Policies, June 2003, David Hunter

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.


May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Advisory Role Activities. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao May 2003

May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Advisory Role Activities. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Human Rights Context. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao May 2003

May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Human Rights Context. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Powerpoint Presentations On Cao Activities To Reference Group. Compliance Audit Role, Cao May 2003

May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Powerpoint Presentations On Cao Activities To Reference Group. Compliance Audit Role, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


May 1-2, 2003, Cao. The Cao Website. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao May 2003

May 1-2, 2003, Cao. The Cao Website. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Activities Of The Compliance Audit Role. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao May 2003

May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Activities Of The Compliance Audit Role. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Activities Under The Ombudsman Role. Background Note For Reference Group, Cao May 2003

May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Activities Under The Ombudsman Role. Background Note For Reference Group, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


May 1-2, 2003, Cao. External Review. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao May 2003

May 1-2, 2003, Cao. External Review. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Strategic Planning Process. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao May 2003

May 1-2, 2003, Cao. Strategic Planning Process. Background Note For Reference Group., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.


April 18, 2003, Cao. Ltr From M. Taylor To Reference Group Re Annual Mtg., Meg Taylor Apr 2003

April 18, 2003, Cao. Ltr From M. Taylor To Reference Group Re Annual Mtg., Meg Taylor

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.