Access to Environmental Justice: NGO Environmental Advocacy on Mining-Related Environmental Issues in Mongolia

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Wagner, Estair
dc.contributor.authorEnkhbaatar, Ulziilkham
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-08T17:17:34Z
dc.date.available2021-03-08T17:17:34Z
dc.date.copyright2020-10
dc.date.issued2021-03-08
dc.date.updated2021-03-08T17:17:34Z
dc.degree.disciplineLaw
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameLLM - Master of Laws
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, I apply the theory of environmental justice to determine how NGOs use substantive and procedural environmental rights to advocate for mining-affected nomadic communities in Mongolia. Environmental NGOs often possess legal and scientific expertise pertinent to resolving and mitigating environmental risks and demanding justice for environmental damages on behalf of the mining-affected local communities. Based on the environmental justice theories, I have constructed a theoretical framework to examine how NGOs access and implement environmental justice tools, both domestically and internationally. Using a multi-methods research approach, including documentary analysis and qualitative interviews with NGO experts and lawyers, I was able to uncover the experiences, difficulties, and challenges faced by NGOs as they seek favorable environmental outcomes. My findings demonstrate that domestic and international environmental justice tools provided opportunities to NGOs to litigate, advocate, negotiate, and mediate the disputes between marginalized mining-affected nomadic communities and their much-larger opponents, mining companies.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38153
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectEnvironmental law
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental justice
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental NGOs
dc.subject.keywordsNomadic Herders and Mining Companies in Mongolia
dc.subject.keywordsSubstantive and Procedural Environmental Rights
dc.subject.keywordsDomestic and International Environmental Justice Tools
dc.subject.keywordsAccess to Environmental Information
dc.subject.keywordsParticipation in Domestic and International Environmental Decision-making Processes
dc.subject.keywordsAccess to the Courts
dc.subject.keywordsCorporate Accountability Mechanisms
dc.titleAccess to Environmental Justice: NGO Environmental Advocacy on Mining-Related Environmental Issues in Mongolia
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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