The Implementation of Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

An Analysis of the Regulatory Framework and OECD National Contact Point Cases

Fanny Pulver

• Publisher: buch & netz
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9783038054986
• eBook ISBN:
  9783038055006
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Criminal Law
• Index: Law

Corporations have become powerful actors exerting increasing influence on society and the living conditions of individuals worldwide, including indigenous peoples. While it is recognized that corporations have a responsibility to respect indigenous peoples' rights and the important safeguard concept of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), it is rather unclear what such a corporate responsibility entails from a legal perspective. This doctoral thesis thoroughly analyses the regulatory framework pertaining to indigenous peoples and corporations as well as the 'case law' of the OECD National Contact Points (NCPs). Based on this analysis, the thesis identifies currently applied features of indigenous peoples' rights and FPIC in relation to corporate actors, determines shortcomings in the regulatory framework and the 'jurisprudence' of the NCPs, and makes suggestions for possible improvements.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Content Overview
• Table of Contents
• Table of Figures
• List of Abbreviations
• Bibliography
• Jurisprudence
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: International Legal Framework on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and FPIC: State Obligations
• Chapter 3: Business and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Regulatory Framework on the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and FPIC
• Chapter 4: OECD National Contact Points
• Chapter 5: NCPs’ ‘Jurisprudence’ on Indigenous Peoples
• Chapter 6: Conclusions and Way Forward
• Annex: NCP Case Study
• Curriculum Vitae