The current legislative framework for mining operations in El Salvador, including those owned by transnational corporations, began with the enactment of the Mining Law in 1996, four years after the end of a 12-year civil war (OCMAL et al., n.d.). In 2001, this law was amended to, among other things, reduce the level of royalty ratesContinue reading “1996-2017 Salvadoran General Mining Laws and Amendments”
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2006- Popular Law Drafting and Legislative Activities on the Right to Water
In El Salvador, the right to water and legislative initiatives protecting that right are closely linked to the socio-environmental and political struggle around metallic mining. For instance, in 2006 (the same year that a popular draft law to ban metallic mining was first proposed), a General Water Law was drafted by a group of aboutContinue reading “2006- Popular Law Drafting and Legislative Activities on the Right to Water”
