"Human Rights in Business: Removal of Barriers to Access to Justice in the European Union", 2017

Faced with the challenge of how to effectively access the right to remedy in the European Union for human rights abuses committed by EU companies in non-EU states, a diverse research consortium of academic and legal institutions was formed...The research conducted focused primarily on judicial remedies, both jurisdictional barriers and applicable law barriers; non-judicial remedies, both to company-based grievance.  The results of this research endeavour make up the content of this report whose aim is to provide a scholarly foundation for policy proposals...and...recommendations on how to remove legal and practical barriers so as to provide access to remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuses in non-EU states.

Table of Contents
1. Judicial Remedies: The Issue of Jurisdiction,Daniel Augenstein, Nicola Jägers 2. Judicial Remedies: The Issue of Applicable Law, L.F.H. Enneking 3. Non-Judicial Remedies: Company-Based Grievance Mechanisms and International Arbitration, Katharina Häusler, Karin Lukas, Julia Planitzer Case studies: Julia Planitzer, Pablo Paisán Ruiz, Katerina Yiannibas 4. Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights vis-à-vis Legal Duty of Care, Cees van Dam, Filip Gregor with contributions from Sandrine Brachotte and Paige Morrow 5. Conclusion