Is There Blood on Your Hands-Free Device?: Examining Legislative Approaches to the Conflict Minerals Problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Authors

• Emily Veale, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The article argues that Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which mandates SEC disclosures for conflict minerals, is insufficient to address the violence and governance issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It advocates for comprehensive legislation that ties U.S. foreign assistance to specific reforms in the DRC, such as military and governance improvements, to effectively combat the conflict minerals crisis. The SEC’s role in promoting social and foreign policy goals is critiqued, and the article proposes a tiered incentive system to encourage meaningful change in the DRC’s mining sector.

Disciplines

First Amendment | Human Rights Law | International Trade Law | Law | Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law | Securities Law

Recommended Citation

Emily Veale, Is There Blood on Your Hands-Free Device?: Examining Legislative Approaches to the Conflict Minerals Problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 21 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 503 (2013).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol21/iss2/7