Title
VIDEO: Opening Keynote Session 1: Free, Prior and Informed Consent Conference (FPIC)
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Event Date
11-1-2013
Description
VIDEO:
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction: Dean Phil Weiser, University of Colorado Law School
9:10 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Opening Keynote Address: Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
SESSION 1: Introduction to “Consent” in Theory and Practice
Moderator: Richard Collins, University of Colorado Law School
Speakers:
Tim Coulter, Indian Law Resource Center
Matthew Fletcher, Michigan State University Law School
Calvin Lee, Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission
Rebecca Tsosie, Arizona State University College of Law
Moderator
Phil Weiser, Richard Collins
Citation Information
Washburn, Kevin; Coulter, Tim; Fletcher, Matthew; Lee, Calvin; and Tsosie, Rebecca, "VIDEO: Opening Keynote Session 1: Free, Prior and Informed Consent Conference (FPIC)" (2013). Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Pathways for a New Millennium (November 1).
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/free-prior-and-informed-consent/6
Comments
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), along with treaties, instruments, and decisions of international law, recognizes that indigenous peoples have the right to give "free, prior, and informed consent" to legislation and development affecting their lands, natural resources, and other interests, and to receive remedies for losses of property taken without such consent. With approximately 150 nations, including the United States, endorsing the UNDRIP, this requirement gives rise to emerging standards, obligations, and opportunities – and creates considerable uncertainty -- for governments, industries, and investors who work with indigenous peoples.
In this conference, the very first to address "FPIC" on a global and national scale, Colorado Law convenes leading experts to discuss legal standards, best practices, and new partnerships with respect to FPIC implementation in natural resource development, climate change, and cultural heritage matters. Join us for a cutting-edge, high-level discussion of interest to attorneys, indigenous nations, governmental agencies, NGO’s, environmental advocates, institutional investors, and industry leaders in energy, natural resources, and others.