Participants can choose to participate to the whole seminar or just to attend parts or the seminar. More details about the programme and speakers are to be found in the Programme document.
Programme:
3 April - Day 1: Mineral Tenure Systems and Agreements: Ownership, rights and investment protection.
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16:00 - 16:10 |
Welcome and introduction to the MENSA-project |
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16:10 - 16:40 |
Core property concepts in mineral law, by Hanri Mostert, UCT |
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16:40 - 17:10 |
Interplay between Property Law and Administrative Law: Mineral Law within the Legal System, by Hanri Mostert, UCT |
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17:10 - 17:40 |
Ownership, Rights and Entitlements, by Hanri Mostert, UCT |
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17:40 - 17:50 |
Coffee Break |
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17:50 - 18:30 |
International investment protection, by Ivar Alvik, UiO |
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18:30 - 19:00 |
Mineral Tenure Security, by Cheri Young, UCT |
4 April - Day 2: Social and Environmental Obligations
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16:00 - 16:05 |
Welcome and introduction to the day |
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16:05 - 16:45 |
Obligations in Respect of Society/Local Communities, by Cheri Young, UCT |
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16:45 - 17:20 |
The OECD due diligence Guidelines for meaning stakeholder engagement in the extractive sector, by Ola Mestad, UiO |
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17:20 - 17:30 |
Coffee Break |
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17:30 - 18:00 |
Environmental regulation of mining activities in Norway – Case study, by Ole Kristian Fauchald, UiO |
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18:00 - 18:40 |
Obligations in Respect of the Environment, by Cheri Young, UCT |
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18:40 - 19:00 |
Discussion |
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5 April - Day 3: Offshore Mining Activities
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16:00 - 16:05 |
Welcome and Introduction |
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16:05 - 16:45 |
The International Seabed Authority: legal framework and state of play, by Catherine Banet, UiO |
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16:45 - 17:20 |
International law requirements when developing offshore mining regime within national jurisdiction, by Erik Røsæg and Catherine Banet, UiO |
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17:20 - 17:30 |
Coffee Break |
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17:30 - 18:10 |
The law proposal on seabed mineral activities on the Norwegian continental shelf, by Helge Westborg, OED |
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18:10 - 18:50 |
Offshore mining legislation in South Africa, by Cheri Young, UCT |
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18:50 - 19:00 |
Round-up |
Funding:
The project receives funding from Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU)
