In July, farmers in Las Naves, Ecuador, got into violent clashes with police while protesting a new environmental consultation process and a large-scale open-pit mine soon to begin operations in their ...

(2) was the consultation at a formative stage of the decision-making process, so it was a real rather than sham process? (3) did the consultation encompass sufficient alternatives? In this case, the ...

“I found this an exciting, robust and stimulating exercise, with lay participation being positively encouraged, not merely tolerated”. That was the conclusion of one patient representative on a public ...

The Cotonou Agreement is the overarching framework for EU relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. It was adopted in 2000 to replace the 1975 Lomé Convention. In the Cotonou ...

There are three situations where collective consultation is required: If between 20 and 99 employees are to be made redundant in one establishment within a 90-day period, the employer must consult ...

The Croft Dental & Implant Practice has announced the availability of consultation appointments for new private patients ...

In September 2022, UNESCO initiated a consultation process for the Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms. This process was developed through different rounds of focused consultations with ...

Experts have highlighted several concerns in the draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2022, but one major problem lies outside of it – in the consultation process. Along with the ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is currently reviewing its 2015 Guidelines on the IMF Staff Engagement with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). These guidelines shape how we engage with a wide ...

Mumbai: Papers, panels and discussions - India's stock market watchdog typically follows a voluntary system of stakeholder consultations before making key decisions. Recently, the regulator moved to ...