Conflicts between local communities and their governments over natural resource
development are not new in Latin America. When mining and oil companies move in …

" Seeking Justice: Access to Remedy for Corporate Human Rights Abuse explores victims'
varying experiences in seeking remedy mechanisms for corporate human rights abuse. It …

Many discussions of mafia and criminal entrepreneurs typically focus on violence and
illegality, and less on their possible roles in rural transformation, even when they are located …

Between 1958 and 2019, the Registry of Victims counted nearly 9 million victims of the
armed conflict in Colombia, ie nearly one-fourth of the total population of the country today …

This chapter traces the intersecting relationships between extraction, peace, and conflict in
Colombia to illustrate that country's contradictory “territorial peace” extractive bargain. For …

Latin America has traditionally been both an object of great interest to business and human
rights (BHR) scholars and a source of important contributions to the discussion of the most …

Colombia has one of the most protracted internal armed conflicts in the world. With over 50
years of violence and more than 60 peace agreements signed between the government and …

Businesses are prominent actors in areas of contested authority, yet they respond in varied
ways to its challenges, from seizing expansion opportunities, negotiating with armed groups …

Political participation is widely accepted as a crucial element of conflict prevention and
successful transitions from conflict to peace. Indeed, participatory institutions are often …