Natural Resources and Human Rights

Michael Addaney, Chinese Journal of Environmental Law The book provides a practice-oriented and comprehensive analysis of the role of IHRL in regulating the exploration and exploitation of natural resources. ... While the book is accessible to those approaching the subject for the first time, it identifies pressing areas for further examination that will be of interest to advanced researchers. With decades of experience researching on natural resource management and indigenous peoples' rights, local community rights, and benefit sharing, Gilbert has succeeded in developing a truly interdisciplinary resource that will be essential for scholars, policymakers and practitioners in the fields of human rights, environmental studies, international law, international relations, and resource politics.

Jeremie Gilbert is Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Roehampton (United Kingdom). His main area of research is on international human rights law, and more particularly the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples. He has extensively published on the rights of indigenous peoples, looking in particular at their right to land and natural resources. Jeremie has worked with several indigenous peoples and local communities across the globe and regularly serves as a consultant for several international organisations and non-governmental organisations supporting human rights. As a legal expert, he has been involved in providing legal briefs, expert opinions and carrying out evidence gathering in several cases involving land and natural resources rights.

Introduction 1: Sovereignty, Self Determination and Natural Resources: Reclaiming Peoples' Rights 2: Property Rights and Natural Resources: States, Communities, and Corporations 3: Governance of Natural Resources & Human Rights: From Development to Benefit-Sharing 4: Life and Natural Resources: Livelihood, Conflicts, and Personal Integrity 5: Cultural Rights and Natural Resources: Cultural Heritage, Traditional Knowledge and Spirituality 6: Protecting Natural Resources: Conservation, Biodiversity, Climate Change & Human Rights Conclusion