Prior Informed Consent: Emergence as a Principle of International Law, and Implementation at International, National and Local Levels

This conference on Prior Informed Consent (PIC), jointly organized by the American University Washington College of Law (AU-WCL) International Legal Studies Program, the AU-WCL Center For Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and the Center for International Environmental Law, focused on the development of the principle of prior informed consent in international law. The conference looked at the rights that the principle establishes for both national governments and for indigenous peoples and other local communities, and examined how the right to prior informed consent is applied in a variety of different contexts-including dams and extractive industries, biosafety, toxic waste management, and genetic resources. The conference will also consider the challenges that arise in implementing this principle at the international, national and local levels. The event was simultaneously interpreted in English and Spanish.

For more information about this conference or to register, go to www.wcl.american.edu/secle and click on event registration, or call (202) 274 - 4075.