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- Title
ARCTIC ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND BEST PRACTICES ON CONSULTATION WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
- Authors
Newman, Dwight; Biddulph, Michelle; Binnion, Lorelle
- Abstract
Arctic energy development has massive potential to help meet world energy needs and promote sustainable Arctic development. At the same time, the Arctic is largely inhabited by Indigenous peoples and has special environmental vulnerabilities that can impact them. Norms of consultation with Indigenous peoples are, thus, particularly important in Arctic contexts. This Article examines this very much under-studied issue. It seeks to make an innovative contribution to understanding best practices on consultation appropriate to Arctic-specific contexts, considering evolving national and international law norms of consultation. Part II of this Article carries out a comparison of existing implementations of international norms of consultation in countries across the Arctic region. Part III distils best practices on consultation from both evolving national and international law in the Arctic states, as well as in other states whose practices can shed light. Part IV examines unique Arctic circumstances and develops a set of categories for Arctic-specific consideration of consultation. Part V ties together the best practices and impact categories of Part IV, and comments on the existing state practices discussed in Part II, signaling directions in which different states might consider shifting so as to best respect consultation norms. The underlying aim of this Article is to offer practical recommendations that facilitate Arctic energy development in responsible ways, thereby furthering its long-term acceptability and potential.
- Subjects
ARCTIC regions; ENERGY development laws; SUSTAINABLE development; ARCTIC peoples; INTERNATIONAL law; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; ENVIRONMENTAL policy; STATUS (Law)
- Publication
Boston University International Law Journal, 2014, Vol 32, Issue 2, p101
- ISSN
0737-8947
- Publication type
Article