Indigenous-Industry Agreements, Natural Resources and the Law.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART I: Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks -- 1. Indigenous-Industry Agreements, Natural Resources, and the Law: An Introduction -- 2. The (Legal) Nature of Indigenous Peoples' Agreements with Extractive Companies -- 3. Essential Preconditions for an Indigenous-Industry Agreement with Community Legitimacy -- 4. Indigenous-Industry Agreements, Legal Uncertainty, and Risk Allocations -- PART II: Analytical and Critical Perspectives -- 5. Negotiated Agreements, Indigenous FPIC, and the Mine Life Cycle -- 6. Gender Impact Analysis of Impact Benefit Agreements: Representation Clauses and UNDRIP -- 7. Who Are the Métis? The Role of Free, Prior and Informed Consent in Identifying a Métis Rights-Holder -- PART III: Politics, Environment and Sustainability -- 8. The Contentious Politics of Impact and Benefit Agreements: A "Sons of the Soil" Conflict Perspective -- 9. Impact Benefit Agreements, Transparency, and Sustainability -- 10. The Relationship between Indigenous-Industry Agreements and Environmental Assessment: Enhanced Credibility and Collaboration, or Undermining the Project Review Process? -- PART IV: Jurisdictional Case Studies -- 11. Contesting Indigenous-Industry Agreements in Latin America -- 12. Is This Really Benefit Sharing? Understanding Current Practices Around Community-Industry Agreements Tied to Land Investments -- 13. Enhancing the Benefits of Local Content in Extractive Industry Agreements: Legal Approaches and Trends in Frontier Extractive Jurisdictions -- 14. Indigenous Land Use Agreements in Australia: A Vehicle for Economic Prosperity or an Empty Gesture? -- 15. Canadian Law and Realpolitik Regarding Indigenous-Industry Agreements.

16. Towards Comprehensive Engagement: Indigenous-Industry Collaboration in the Resource Sector in Canada -- Index.

This book comprehensively reviews agreements between Indigenous peoples and extractive companies. It situates these agreements within the broader framework of domestic and international law and politics, which define and are defined by the relationships between Indigenous peoples, extractive companies, governments, and other actors.

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