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The Role of International Law in Intrastate Natural Resource Allocation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2017

Lillian Aponte Miranda*
Affiliation:
Florida International University College of Law

Abstract

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Type
New Voices I: Humanizing Conflict
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2012

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References

1 See G.A. Res. 1803 (XVII), UN Doc. A/5217 (Dec. 14, 1962) (Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources). For a comprehensive analysis of the doctrine of permanent sovereignty over natural resources, see Nico Schrijver, Sovereignty Over Natural Resources: Balancing Rights and Duties (1997); Gheorghe Elian, Principles of Sovereignty Over Natural Resources (1979).

2 See Anghie, Antony, Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law 213 (2005)CrossRefGoogle Scholar (discussing the different legal arguments proposed by the West and the Third World in the formulation of a New International Economic Order); see also G.A. Res. 3201 (S-VI) at 4, UN Doc. A/RES/S-6/3201 (May 1, 1974) (Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order) (emphasizing sovereignty and equality as the basis for developing countries to regain effective control over their natural resources and economic activities).

3 See, e.g., UN Econ. & Soc. Council [ECOSOC], Sub-Comm’n on the Promotion & Prot. of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples ‘ Permanent Sovereignty Over Natural Resources, para. 32, UN Doc. E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/30 (July 13, 2004) (prepared by Erica-Irene A. Daes); Duruigbo, Emeka, Permanent Sovereignty and Peoples ‘ Ownership of Natural Resources in International Law, 38 Geo. Wash. Int’l. L. Rev. 33, 52 (2006)Google Scholar (arguing that the right to permanent sovereignty over natural resources is vested in peoples, including indigenous peoples).

4 See UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, G.A. Res. 61/295, arts. 26, 28, UN Doc. A/RES/61/295, (Sept. 13, 2007).

5 See id. at art. 32.

6 See Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Eiti Principles, http://eiti.org/eiti/principles (last visited Apr. 19, 2012).

7 Id.