Conclusion
This chapter concludes the book, and its summary offers an appraisal of the content and value of human rights law in the overall architecture dominating international resource law. To do so, it examines who are the rights-holders and the duty-bearers in the human rights-based approach to natural resources management. The conclusion argues that human rights law offers a significant platform that can help transfer sovereignty over natural resources away from corporations and private actors and into the hands of communities and peoples. Additionally, it may help promote policy changes that will empower indigenous peoples, local communities, small-scale farmers, and rural women to challenge the lack of respect, protection, and fulfilment of their fundamental rights over natural resources.