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1 Jun 2015

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International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) & Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)

Righting remedy: A workshop series to build learning on effective judicial and non-judicial remedies

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...Access to effective remedy for violations of human rights is a core requirement of human rights protection. This has been emphasized by the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)i, which identify access to remedy as one of the three pillars of the international business and human rights framework...Legal and practical barriers prevent victims from accessing effective remedies, both in the judicial and non-judicial context...The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) have recognized that there is much to be gained by bringing the two communities together to discuss shared obstacles...The “Righting Remedy” Project...aims to build knowledge and strengthen capacity among communities seeking to identify and eliminate barriers in the judicial and non-judicial spheres. This will be achieved through a series of two workshops that will allow for case comparisons, cross-fertilization of knowledge and research, a discussion of what remedies are possible and appropriate through existing mechanisms, thinking around how research tasks can be combined for greater efficiency and collaboration going forward, and a strategy session around how to break down current barriers...