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21 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 503 (2012-2013)
Is there Blood on you Hands-Free Device: Examining Legislative Approaches to the Conflict Minerals Problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo

handle is hein.journals/cjic21 and id is 531 raw text is: IS THERE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS-FREE DEVICE?: EXAMINING LEGISLATIVE APPROACHES TO THE CONFLICT MINERALS PROBLEM IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Emily Veale* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................... 504 II. BACKGROUND ON CONFLICT MINERALS ..................... 507 A. Remnants of the Rwandan Genocide.... ............ 507 B. The Formation of DRC ......................... 508 C. Africa's World Wars................ .............. 510 D. Armed Groups Implicated in the Crisis ..... ...... 512 E. The Mining System and Perpetuation of Human Rights Abuses ............................. 515 1II. ANALYSIS OF U.S. LEGISLATION ADDRESSING CONFLICT MINERALS ..................................... ..... 518 A. The Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008 ......... 518 B. The Conflict Minerals Trade Act .......... ..... 519 C. The Congo Conflict Minerals Act, Dodd-Frank, and the SEC .................... .... ............... 520 1. The Role of the SEC ...................... 522 2. The Role of the State Department ............ 525 IV. A SYSTEM OF SEC REGULATION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY COMBAT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES TIED TO THE MINERALS TRADE ................................ 526 A. Issues with Section 1502.......... ............. 527 1. The SEC should not be a vehicle for the promotion of social and foreign policy goals .......... 527 2. The SEC Rules Give Insufficient Guidance to Issuers ........................... ..... 529 3. Potential for Inaccuracies in the State Department Mandated Conflict Minerals Zones Map .................................. 531 503

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