Extractives Industry Law in Africa

The first text to deal exclusively with the underpinning legal and governance regimes on extractives investments in Africa, cutting across petroleum and solid mineral sectors
Provides a comparative analysis and overview of extractive industry law and governance institutions across Africa, enabling students and practitioners to understand the diverse approaches and distinctive risk points in extractive investments across Africa
Provides detailed information on the licensing requirements, participation contracts, legal and contractual risks, and due diligence tools for mitigating risks when investing in African regimesEncompasses current topical issues such as business and human rights, environmental justice, corporate social responsibility, corporate risk identification and management, as well as multi-stakeholder engagement and accommodation in extractive investments
Builds on the limits of olderand most recent works in this area, which have provided either narrow, or dated, explorations of legal regimes on extractives investments in Africa

Autorentext

Damilola S. Olawuyi is an Associate Professor of Law at HBKU Law School. He is also Chancellor s Fellow and Director at the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute), Afe Babalola University, Nigeria.

Inhalt
Part I: Introductory Context and Principles. Introduction - Nature and Scope of the African Extractives Industry - Extractive Sector Infrastructure. Part II: Legal Theories, Contracts and Fiscal Regimes on Extractive Investments in Africa - Ownership and Control of Extractive Resources - Sources of Extractive Industry Law - Regulatory Institutions - Legal Rights and Interests in Resource Extraction - Contractual and Fiscal Arrangements in the Extractive Industry - Local Content and Product Mandating Requirements. Part III: Legal and Business Risks in African Extractive Investments - Environmental Impacts and Risks of Extractive Operations - Business, Human Rights and Corruption Risks.