Front Cover -- Human Rights and the Environment -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction: Conflicts, Ethics and Globalization: Lyuba Zarsky -- Part I: Integrating Human Rights and Environmental Ethics -- 1. The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in International Law: Fergus MacKay -- 2. Global Reach: Human Rights and Environment in the Framework of Corporate Accountability: Lyuba Zarsky -- Part II: Conflicts Over Mineral and Oil Development -- 3. Mining in Suriname: Multinationals, the State and the Maroon Community of Nieuw Koffiekamp: Fergus MacKay -- 4. Environment, Human Rights and Mining Conflicts in Ghana: Douglas Korsah-Brown -- 5. Conflicts Over Transnational Oil and Gas Development Off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East: A David and Goliath Tale: Erika Rosenthal -- Part III: Conflicts Over Development Strategies -- 6. Environmental and Human Rights Impacts of Trade Liberalization: A Case Study in Batam Island, Indonesia: Agus P Sari -- 7. Global Norms, Local Compliance and the Human Rights-Environment Nexus: A Case Study of the Nam Theun II Dam in Laos: Philip Hirsch -- 8. The Darien Region Between Colombia and Panama: Gap or Seal?: Pascal O Girot -- 9. Environment, Development and Human Rights in China: A Case Study of Foreign Waste Dumping: Changhua Wu and Simon Wang -- Part IV: Conflicts Over Land Rights -- 10. Environment and Land in Bushbuckridge, South Africa: Robert Thornton -- 11. Ecological Roots of Conflict in Eastern and Central Africa: Towards a Regional Ombudsman: John Mugabe and Godber W Tumushabe -- Part V: Conclusion -- 12. Promoting Environmental Human Rights through Innovations in Mediation: Naomi Roht-Arriaza -- Index.