This paper reviews the sentencing policy in environmental cases in Alberta, Canada with a view to identifying the underlying theoretical justifications, the prevailing sentencing options and the principles governing their application, and the factors that influence environmental sentencing...

This article considers the tort choice of law rules in Canada and the United States – two highly internationalist societies with similar legal traditions but whose choice of law rules vary dramatically. The two jurisdictions are also known for their constant reference to international law in...

This paper focuses on the role of international development think tanks in the realisation of the Africa Mining Vision (AMV), launched in February 2009 by the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union to articulate a new vision for the exploitation of Africa's mineral resources. By...

Although oil and gas exploration has been going on in East Africa for decades, until recently exploration activities grew more slowly compared to other regions in Africa. Today, there has been a series of oil and gas discoveries in several East African countries, including Kenya, Madagascar,...

This paper examines how the term “local” has been understood in the definitions of “local content” in selected jurisdictions in developing countries. The paper critiques the centralist approach adopted by these countries that defines local content in terms of first consideration being...

There is hitherto limited scholarship on the risks of corruption in local content policies in the extractive sector throughout the world. Yet, the concern that corruption might rear its head in local content policies in the extractive sector, particularly in developing countries where regulatory...

This paper examines how, within a neoliberal extractive resource governance framework, countries in the global South can forge their own development path successfully. The paper proceeds from the standpoint that the meaning of neoliberalism is not cast in stone and that it is possible within a...

This paper analyzes the interface between mineral development and agriculture in the context of land ownership and control in Nigeria. It critically examines the key issues regarding land ownership and control, examines the rules governing use of land for mineral development under the Nigerian...

This paper examines two strategic land-use planning statutes created by the Government of the province of Alberta, Canada to address energy infrastructure and environmental challenges: the Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA) and the Land Assembly Project Area Act (LAPAA). ALSA incorporates an...

Nigeria has been acclaimed as a model for the implementation of the principles established under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The goal of the principles is to promote accountability and effective management of resource revenues, which in turn would result in...