Survey: Lawyers for Resource Justice

Are you struggling with a large-scale infrastructure or development project? Could an international lawyer help?

Lawyers for Resource Justice (LRJ) connects national and grassroots organizations with international lawyers who can provide legal support in negotiations, litigation, advocacy and training. LRJ specializes in cases where international actors are involved in large-scale infrastructure or development projects that violate the rights of communities. 

The Global Legal Empowerment Network wants to improve and expand the Lawyers for Resource Justice Initiative to better serve network members’ needs. Could you help us by answering the following questions? It will take you 5 minutes...

Is your community’s land or environmental rights threatened by an international actor (i.e. company, extractive industries project, investor, development bank, etc.)?...

Could your advocacy efforts benefit from support or assistance with the following: negotiating with multinational firms? understanding complex international regulations or laws relating to international actors? collecting evidence against or investigating an international actor? litigating against some of those actors?

[to answer questions, click here for survey]