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Commentaries

Coming soon

More commentaries, including from lawyers in India

Introduction

Leading experts from diverse regions have contributed brief commentaries to this portal.  They address why corporate legal accountability is important to human rights, progress made, challenges and opportunities.

Full list of commentaries

introduction: Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Ireland [PDF]

Charles Abrahams, lawyer/Senior Partner, Abrahams Kiewitz Attorneys, South Africa [PDF]

Terry Collingsworth, lawyer/Partner, Conrad & Scherer, USA [PDF]

Geoffrey CrothallChina Labour Bulletin, Hong Kong [PDF]

Martyn Day, lawyer/Senior Partner, Leigh Day & Co, UK [PDF]

Jennifer Green, lawyer, Center for Constitutional Rights, USA, co-written with Beth Stephens [PDF]

Michael Hausfeld, lawyer/Senior Partner, Hausfeld LLP, USA [PDF]

Paul Hoffman, lawyer/Senior Partner, Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, USA [PDF]

Menno Kamminga, law professor, Maastricht University, Netherlands [PDF]

Carlos Lopez, lawyer, International Commission of Jurists [PDF]

Astrid Puentes, lawyer, Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense, Mexico [PDF]

[español] Astrid Puentes, abogada, Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente, México [PDF]

Anita Ramasastry, law professor, University of Washington School of Law, USA [PDF]

Michael Smyth, lawyer/Partner and Head of Public Policy, Clifford Chance, UK [PDF]

South African Human Rights Commission [PDF]

Beth Stephens, law professor, Rutgers School of Law, USA, co-written with Jennifer Green [PDF]

Mark Taylor, Deputy Managing Director, Fafo Institute, Norway [PDF]

Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, lawyer/Senior Partner, Global CSR, Denmark [PDF]

Rodolfo Yanzon, lawyer, Argentinean Human Rights League Foundation, Argentina [PDF]

[español] Rodolfo Yanzón, abogado, Fundación Liga Argentina por los Derechos Humanos, Argentina [PDF]

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