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Canada - March 26 2013
The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Canadian Environmental…
Netherlands - February 5 2013
On January 30, 2013, the district court in The Hague issued a press release announcing that Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd…
Canada - January 30 2013
On January 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada denied the Blood Tribe's application for leave to appeal the Alberta Court of Appeal's decision in…
Canada - October 26 2012
On October 1, 2012, the Federal Court decided that Canada discharged its duty to consult with the Petitioners, the K’ómoks First Nation, in its issuance and renewal of four shellfish aquaculture licences on the coast of British Columbia.
Ecuador - October 24 2012
In July 2012, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the “Court”) came out with its decision in Sarayaku v. Ecuador (“Sarayaku”), finding Ecuador liable for breaching the indigenous peoples’ right to free, prior and informed consultation in accordance with international standards.
