Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Special Rep Speeches

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Main Content: Speeches by UN Special Representative on business & human rights

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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