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- John Ruggie statement to UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues [DOC], 18 May 2009

- Prepared Remarks at Public Hearings on Business & Human Rights, Sub-Committee on Human Rights, European Parliament [PDF], 16 Apr 2009

- Message from John Ruggie to Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights plenary [PDF], 16 Mar 2009

- 3rd Annual Responsible Investment Forum - Keynote Address [PDF] by John Ruggie, 12 Jan 2009 
     - audio - excerpt of speech

- [video] "Shell and Human Rights" - interviews with John Ruggie, Margaret Jungk, 10 Dec 2008
     - transcript [DOC]

- John Ruggie remarks to South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights & Intl Law [PDF], 3 Nov 2008

- The Economist Debate - “The Business of Business is Business: Against the Proposition”, John Ruggie [PDF], 2 Nov 2008

- John Ruggie remarks to Yale Law School [PDF], 30 Oct 2008

-Presentation to Policy Innovations seminar at the Carnegie Council [USA], "Business & Human Rights: Achievements and Prospects" [on the Sprecial Representative's work to date and plans for operationalising the policy framework], 28 Oct 2008

- John Ruggie's statement to UN General Assembly on his renewed mandate [PDF], 27 Oct 2008

- John Ruggie's presentation to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights [PDF], 17 Oct 2008

- Remarks at International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, New York [PDF], 2 Oct 2008

- Interview with John Ruggie by Investment Treaty News, 1 Oct 2008

- Statement to the UNCITRAL Commission (UN Commission on Intl. Trade Law) [PDF], 27 Jun 2008

- Keynote Presentation to Annual Meeting of National Contact Points, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) [DOC], speech by John Ruggie, 24 Jun 2008, Paris

- "Next steps in business and human rights" [PDF], speech by John Ruggie at Chatham House, 22 May 2008, London

- "Business and Human Rights: A Political Scientist's Guide to Survival in a Domain Where Lawyers and Activists Reign" [PDF], John Ruggie remarks at annual meeting of Intl. Law Association (British branch), 17 May 2008

Remarks at Plenary Session on "Business and the rules of the game: From rule-takers to rule-makers?” [PDF], 12th International Business Forum, World Bank, 9 Oct 2007

- "States have a duty to protect against corporate abuse", interview with John Ruggie by Rajiv Tikoo, Financial Express (India), 15 Sep 2007 

- Deutsch: John Ruggie: Investitionsschutzabkommen verhindern Schutz der Menschenrechte - Rede zum Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen (John Ruggie - Investment treaties hinder protection of human rights - Remarks to UN Association of Germany), 22 Jun 2007, Berlin

- Remarks at Annual Plenary of Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights [PDF], 7 May 2007

- Remarks at International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Business in Society [PDF], 27 April 2007, Paris

- Remarks at event hosted by Clifford Chance [PDF] 19 February 2007, London

- Remarks at Public Session, National Roundtable on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries [PDF] 14 November 2006, Montreal, Canada

- Remarks delivered at Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility, Co-Sponsored by Fair Labor Association & German Network of Business Ethics [PDF] 14 June 2006, Bamberg, Germany

- Plenary Remarks at World Mines Ministries Forum [DOC] 3 March 2006, Toronto, Canada

- Remarks to the 2005 Business & Human Rights Seminar [DOC] 8 December 2005, London

    - français: Remarques de John G. Ruggie, Séminaire Entreprises & Droits de l'homme [DOC] 8 décembre 2005, Londres

- Opening remarks, Wilton Park Conference on Business & Human Rights [DOC] 10-12 October 2005

    - français: Allocution inaugurale - conférence de Wilton Park sur les entreprises et les droits de l’homme [DOC] 10-12 octobre 2005



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