Like other states, Canada has eschewed a legal response to dealing with the problem of extractive companies' involvement in violations of human rights in their overseas activities. This is despite the fact that Canadian extractive companies have been the subject of an increasing number of...

There has been a growing focus in Canada on the environmental and social impacts of Canadian extractive companies operating extra-territorially. However, recent disputes concerning the lack of public consultation on proposed large domestic mining projects, as well as disputes surrounding...

This chapter seeks to clarify the impact of the WTO agricultural trade regime and the related unregulated activities of transnational corporate actors on food security in developing states. It investigates the link between the structure of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, corporate...

1. Introduction / Penelope Simons -- 2. Talisman in Sudan / Audrey Macklin -- 3. The governance gap : multistakeholder and intergovernmental initiatives / Penelope Simons -- 4. The governance gap : domestic laws and other governance mechanisms / Penelope Simons -- 5. Extractive industries, human...