LAW 533 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Royal Dutch Shell, Res Judicata, Csa Group
30 Dec 2019
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Chapter 5: csr, the domestic extractive sector and the law. Investors want to know what would happen if existing risk assessments turn out to be wrong: however they are not asking for any information on how they are going to rehabilitate the lands. Important of reclamation issues is that it"s expensive: there"s been a global push to increase disclosure on the issue of carbon. Investors thought they had more comfort and knowledge that this mine was going to produce certain levels. In addition to cancelled financings, disclosure issues have resulted in stock halts: fixing disclosure problems can take a very long time because of all the data involved. Scc holds aboriginal rights cannot be used to justify blockades. Important case because it shows that aboriginal groups and individuals cannot challenge the legitimacy of government authorized permits through collateral attack. Instead, they must use existing legal avenues for pursuing appropriate remedies, such as through judicial review and that self help.
