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Post Five take-aways from the 2021 Binding Treaty negotiations
Dominic Renfrey from the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Treaty Alliance reflects on the negotiations on the third revised draft of the Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights
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Post Why is the EU still absent in UN negotiations on human rights rules for business?
Opinion by MEPs Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA), Maria Soraya Rodriguez Ramos (RENEW), Maria Arena (S&D) and Manon Aubry (The Left)
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Series Has Sweden lost its way on human rights?
Sweden's lack of ambition on corporate accountablity is at odds with the country's positive track record of upholding human rights and international solidarity, write Louise Lindfors, Sofia Hedström and Sanna Ström
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Post The road to corporate accountability: UN business and human rights treaty under scrutiny
As negotiations on the 3rd Revised Draft Treaty on Business & Human Rights begin at the UN Intergovermental Working Group, Maysa Zorob explores the key areas where improvements must be made
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Post Victims’ Rights under the Second Revised Draft Treaty on Business & Human Rights
How does the 2020 Draft compare to the 2019 Revised Draft and what does it mean for the rights and protection of victims of corporate abuse? Maysa Zorob from Business & Human Rights Resource Centre takes us through the provisions relating to the scope, jurisdiction and applicable legal framework, as well as broader access to justice and remedy considerations.
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Post Progress in the Newest UN Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights
In this opinion piece, Doug Cassel, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame, provides an overview of key changes in the Second Revised Draft of a binding treaty on business and human rights. Cassel argues that the draft, though not ready for adoption, includes significant improvements from previous versions and is ripe for serious, good faith negotiation.
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Series Key legal obstacles around jurisdiction for victims seeking justice remain in the Revised Draft treaty
“...the Revised Draft still fails to clearly remove key legal obstacles faced by victims of corporate abuses..."
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Series The Revised Draft: Access to judicial remedy for victims of multinationals' abuse
“the legal and factual complexity... of these cases, and the might of the opposition, mean that victims require specialist legal representation and technical experts to pursue such cases”
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