The Trafigura Case and the System of Prior Informed Consent Under the Basel Convention – A Broken System?

The much publicised Trafigura case of the illegal dumping of hazardous petrochemical waste in and around Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire has reignited the debate about the international trade in hazardous wastes as well as issues of international corporate social responsibility. The incident, which took pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gary Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: School of Oriental and African Studies 2010-12-01
Series:Law, Environment and Development Journal
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Online Access:http://lead-journal.org/content/10263.pdf