Conflict Minerals in Electronic Systems: An Overview and Critique of Legal Initiatives

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• 作者：N. Jordan Jameson ; Xin Song ; Michael Pecht
• 关键词：Conflict mineral ; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ; Electronic system ; Electronics ; Dodd ; Frank regulation
• 刊名：Science and Engineering Ethics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：22
• 期：5
• 页码：1375-1389
• 全文大小：559 KB
• 刊物主题：Ethics; Philosophy of Science; Engineering, general; Biomedical Engineering; Medicine/Public Health, general; Philosophy;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1471-5546
• 卷排序：22

文摘

The Democratic Republic of Congo has vast natural resources, many of which are regularly exploited by the electronics industry. Unfortunately, in addition to these resources, there are widespread human rights abuses committed by armed groups entrenched in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These armed groups are using profits from these minerals as a source of funding. Their human rights abuses have led to a growing humanitarian interest in the region and prompted the international community to action. This paper explores the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, provides an understanding of the link between human rights abuses and conflict minerals, and interprets and critiques the legal actions of the international community.