recognition in the national laws of the country including guarantees
for judicial enforcement;
f) Information on the government body responsible for natural
resources development and the scope of its legal authority and
responsibility;
Land use and ownership
g) Legal guarantees to people, and women in particular, to live on,
access, develop and use the land, vegetation, water sources and
the aquatic resources on which they depend for their survival and
livelihoods as per Article 21(1);
h) Legal frameworks providing guarantees of ownership over land and
natural resources to people, including women, in territories affected
by extractive activities, as well as relevant redress mechanisms for
expropriation, resettlement or other interference with use of the
land and lawful recovery of property and adequate compensation
as required by article 21(2) of the Charter;
i) Information on the legal and procedural safeguards to protect
people from arbitrary and forcible expropriation of land;
j) Information on the standards that apply in cases of expropriation
of land for ensuring priori consultation, prompt and effective
compensation and resettlement support;
k) The legal and institutional safeguards available to protect the
people from foreign economic exploitation including through
restricting percentage of foreign ownership and to ensure that the
people meaningfully benefit from the operations of multinational
companies engaged in extractive industries as per Article 21(5);
l) The legal framework for sustainable development as it relates to
natural resources and the extent to which it makes the realization of
human rights a prerequisite for sustainability;
Participation and consultation
m) Information on legislation regulating local participation, including the
extent of compliance with the substantive and procedural guarantees
of Article 21, including prior consultation and substantive and rigorous
participation of affected people in decision-making processes;
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