Abstract
Canadian mining in has been associated with violence and death. Opposition to an INCO mine in the El Estor region in the 1960’s resulted in the assassination of two law professors, and another activist has been killed in 2009. In the San Marcos region of Guatemala, two deaths are associated with the opening of a mine now owned by Goldcorp. Indigenous opposition to the mines continues in both regions. This article updates an article originally published in 2007which ties the events in to efforts in Canada to hold Canadian mining companies accountable.[Breaching Indigenous Law: Canadian Mining in Guatemala http://ssrn.com/abstract=1267902] Parts of this article dealing with HudBay have been updated and revised in Access to Justice and Corporate Accountability: A Legal Case Study of HudBay Minerals in Guatemala (2013) [http://ssrn.com/abstract=2358981] Parts of this article dealing with have been updated Goldcorp and Hudbay in (August 2011 Update) [http://ssrn.com/abstract=1973070]
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