This article is the result of an interdisciplinary research project “Legal, Economic and Social Policies for the Sustainable Development in Colombia” of the research group Grupo Interdisciplinario en Desarrollo y Derecho “Interdisciplinary Group in Development and Law” implemented at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School. As a sub-project of the above mentioned research project the limitations of Corporate Social Responsibility were studied through a field research implemented at the Mining Project Cerrejon of the Department La Guajira in Colombia. Cerrejon is the largest open air coal mine in the world. The Mining Project has been developing since 26 years. During this period the indigenous community wayuu has been facing the challenges to share their original habitat with the Mining Project. This relationship between indigenous wayuu community, the Mining Project Cerrejon and the Departmental Government of La Guajira presented contradictions and has resulted in cooperation as well as fights and misunderstandings between the various actors. The social project PAICI implemented by the Mining Project Cerrejon is one of the outstanding examples of the community related aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility and not only in the Fecha de recepcion: Agosto 30 de 2007 Fecha de aceptacion: Noviembre 15 de 2007 * This article is the result of the research project “Legal, Economic and Social Policies for the Sustainable Development in Colombia” of the research group Grupo Interdisciplinario en Desarrollo y Derecho “Interdisciplinary Group in Development and Law” of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School with the financial support of the Vicerrectoria Academica. ** Ildiko Szegedy-Maszak is professor researcher of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Law School in Bogota, D.C., Colombia. She is a lecturer of sociology of law and public policies. Please send your questions and comments regarding this article to Ildiko Szegedy-Maszak through the following. E-mail address