(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 ...

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 ...

UNHCR issues its Guidelines on International Protection pursuant to its mandate, as contained in the Office’s Statute, in conjunction with Article 35 of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of ...

WWF and its Office of the Ombudsperson today announced the launch of a public consultation on the Office’s proposed operating framework. Created and developed over the last 12 months, in targeted ...

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 ...

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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 ...