Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM)

Resource development (particularly in relation to extractive mining industries) frequently occurs on the territories of Indigenous peoples. On a global scale, resource development companies are engaging with Indigenous Peoples impacted by their operations and such proponent are frequently applying international law standards and the emerging guidelines on FPIC to engage with Indigenous land owners. This course will examine the emerging standards of FPIC and how these might be best applied when mining is proposed on the land of traditional Indigenous Peoples.

The Masterclass will feature experts from various constituencies and coordinated by Associate Professor of Law Margaret Stephenson who has herself done pioneering comparative analysis of FPIC interpretations worldwide.