Human Rights and the Impact Assessment Act: Proponents and Consultants as Duty Bearers

Sara L Seck; Adebayo Majekolagbe; Penelope Simons

Human Rights and the Impact Assessment Act: Proponents and Consultants as Duty Bearers

Sara L Seck
, Adebayo Majekolagbe
, Penelope Simons

Marine and Environmental Law Institute

Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
University of Ottawa Faculty of Law

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Abstract

This chapter is the pre-publication version of a contribution to a book on the new federal Impact Assessment Act (IAA), and builds upon the research conducted for the SSHRC KSG on responsible business conduct and the IAA. We highlight the role of proponents and their consultants as human rights duty bearers and recommend the integration of human rights approaches into impact assessment processes under the IAA.

Original language	Canadian English
Journal	Responsible Business Conduct and Impact Assessment Law
Publication status	Published - Jan. 1 2020

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Impact Assessment Act
impact assessment
responsible business conduct
human rights

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Business Organizations Law
Environmental Law
Human Rights Law
Law

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Human Rights and the Impact Assessment Act: Proponents and Consultants as Duty Bearers

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