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30 Wis. Int'l L.J. 668 (2012-2013)
Why the IFC's Free, Prior, and Informed Consent Policy Does Not Matter (Yet) to Indigenous Communities Affected by Development Projects

handle is hein.journals/wisint30 and id is 694 raw text is: WHY THE IFC'S FREE, PRIOR, AND INFORMED CONSENT POLICY DOES NOT MATTER (YET) TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SHALANDA H. BAKER* Introduction....................................... 669 I. History of FPIC ........................... ........ 673 A. Evolution of FPIC.....................................673 1. Private Investment Community Narrative ..... ..... 674 2. International Development Community Narrative .........676 B. IFC Adoption...........................678 II. Mexican Law and Local Concerns with Wind Development........681 A. Historical Context.. ............................681 B. Community Concerns .........................682 C. Community Engagement .................. .....684 II. The Mythology of Consent Under FPIC ............. .....685 A. Veto Power .................................687 B. Consultation Plus............................688 1. Defining Free Community Engagement......................690 2. Defining Prior and Informed ...................... 691 3. Consent = Consultation Plus ...................... 694 IV. Contractual Basis for Risk Shifting ....................... 695 A. Standard Risk Management ............. .........697 1. Commercial and Political Risks................. 697 2. Social and Environmental Risks.......... .........698 B. Bringing FPIC to Life: A Practical Approach ..... .....699 C. Utilizing the Environmental and Social Risk Agreement to Cure Deficiencies in Oaxaca........... ..............703 Conclusion .................................. .......705 * Associate Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law. I'd like to thank Dr. Sumudu Attapatu at the University of Wisconsin Law School for inviting me to attend the University of Wisconsin International Law Journal Annual Symposium on Renewable Energy & Climate Change: Opportunities & Challenges for International Law to present an early outline of this article, and for reading an earlier draft of this article. I offer my gratitude as well to the editors of the Wisconsin International Law Joumal for assembling a fantastic symposium and graciously including this article.

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