Legal Submissions

Natural Justice has made the following legal submissions on issues of importance to our work:
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Joint Submission to CBD Secretariat on the Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions Submission by Natural Justice and 10 other Indigenous peoples’ and community-based organisations, NGOs, and networks on sui generis systems for the protection, preservation and promotion of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices, 2013 |
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Joint Submission to CBD Secretariat on the Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions Submission by Forest Peoples Programme, Natural Justice, and 70 other Indigenous peoples’ and community-based organisations, NGOs, and networks on the in-depth dialogue on connecting traditional knowledge systems and science, on the development of a Plan of Action for Customary Sustainable Use, and on recommendations arising from the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 2013 |
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Consideration of Initial Elements: Recognizing indigenous and local knowledge and building synergies with science in response to IPBES/1/INF/5 Submission by Natural Justice, 2013 |
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Submission from Natural Justice to the Kenyan National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) calling for public consultation over Lamu port Submission by Natural Justice, 2013 |
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Request to World Bank to invite Inspection Panel to participate in the World Bank’s review of its safeguard policies Endorsed by Natural Justice, 2013 |
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Recommendations on the thematic report on Indigenous Peoples and Business and Human Rights Joint submission by Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development and Natural Justice, 2013 |
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Submission in response to UN Global Compact’s Call for Input: FPIC Human Rights Good Practice Note Submission by Natural Justice, 2013 |
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Submission on global experiences with access to justice to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Submission by Natural Justice, 2013 |
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Soumission conjointe sur l’accès à la justice des autochtones pygmées dans la province du Nord Kivu (RDC) au Mécanisme d’Expert des Nations Unies sur les Droits des Peuples Autochtones Soumission conjointe par Natural Justice et Programme d’Integration et de Developpement du Peuple Pygmee au Kivu (PIDP-Kivu), 2013 |
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Comments on Second Consultation Draft of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s Revised Principles and Criteria (Annexes) Submission by Forest Peoples Programme, endorsed by Natural Justice, Yayasan Setara, and SawitWatch, 2012 |
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Joint Submission to CBD Secretariat on the Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions Submission by Forest Peoples Programme, Natural Justice, and 24 other indigenous peoples’ and local community organisations and supporting NGOs on customary sustainable use of biodiversity, 2012 |
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Submission to Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises Submission by Natural Justice and the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development on the impact of large-scale, industrial methods of extraction, production and development on the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities, 2011 |
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Relevant Safeguards for REDD+ Center for International Environmental Law, International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests, Kenya Young Greens, Rainforest Foundation Norway, Natural Justice (Section V), and BirdLife International (Section VI and VII), 2011 |
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Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions 2011 |
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Vilm Workshop on Traditional Knowledge 2009 |
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Ad-hoc Technical Expert Group on Traditional Knowledge Associated with Genetic Resources 2009 |
Request to World Bank to invite Inspection Panel to participate in the World Bank’s review of its safeguard policies












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