An assessment of the regulatory legal and institutional framework of the mining industry in South Africa and Kenya for effective human rights protection: Lessons for other countries

O. B. Igbayiloye, Daniel Bradlow
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SUMMARY The priorities ofAfrican governments regarding the extractive industry tend to focus on economic interests leading them to provide a conducive environment for investments by private entities. Furthermore, reforms in the industry are inclined to promote these priorities with less consideration for adequate protection for affected people and their environment, including protection from resulting social and environmental impacts. The result in economies endowed with mineral resources is that resources are poorly managed and the outcomes of exploitation of mineral resources are environmental degradation, loss of lives, displacement, conflicts between companies and mining communities, protests against mining projects, and human rights violations. These problems in the long run slow down development and forestall its benefits because of poor regard for the concerns of affected people by the government and companies. Filling the gaps in extractive policies, particularly in the area of protection of communities and their environment affected by activities of the extractive industry, is essential to tackle the environmental and social outcomes of mining activities. In this article the legal and institutional framework regulating the mining industry in selected jurisdictions in Africa is examined to determine the extent to which they respond to the problems arising from the development of mineral resources, particularly the human rights violations caused by the adverse impacts of mining. Some lessons are drawn for the benefit of other countries. The article argues that some of these mining policies poorly encourage effective protection of affected communities, particularly human rights, in mining developments. The article proposes that mineral legal regimes need to be strengthened for the effective protection of affected people and their environment. Key words: mining industry; mineral resources; mining; mining policies; human rights
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对南非和肯尼亚采矿业有效保护人权的规章、法律和体制框架的评估:给其他国家的教训
非洲各国政府对采掘业的优先考虑往往集中在经济利益上,从而为私人实体的投资提供有利的环境。此外,该行业的改革倾向于促进这些优先事项,而较少考虑对受影响的人民及其环境的充分保护,包括保护其免受由此产生的社会和环境影响。在拥有矿产资源的经济体中,结果是资源管理不善,矿产资源开采的后果是环境恶化、生命损失、流离失所、公司与矿业社区之间的冲突、对采矿项目的抗议以及侵犯人权。由于政府和企业没有充分考虑到受影响人群的关切,这些问题从长远来看会减缓发展,阻碍发展的好处。填补采掘政策的空白,特别是在保护受采掘工业活动影响的社区及其环境方面的空白,对于解决采矿活动的环境和社会后果至关重要。本文审查了非洲某些司法管辖区管理采矿业的法律和体制框架,以确定它们在多大程度上应对矿物资源开发所产生的问题,特别是采矿的不利影响所造成的侵犯人权问题。从中吸取的一些教训对其他国家有益。文章认为,其中一些采矿政策在采矿开发中未能有效保护受影响社区,特别是人权。文章提出,需要加强矿产法律制度,以便有效保护受影响的人民及其环境。关键词:矿业;矿产资源;采矿;矿业政策;人权
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African Human Rights Law Journal
African Human Rights Law Journal Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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