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1 Oct 2011

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Institut Català Internacional per la Pau

[PDF] Companies in Conflict Situations: Advancing the Research Agenda

[T]he [conference’s] first panel…look[ed] at how business actors contribute to conflict through their participation in particular markets. What are the incentives for acting this way and how can states and the international community help to resolve conflict through policy or enforcement action directed at business actors…[Participants]…discussed about the multi-stakeholder initiatives developed by different organizations and…look[ed] at the new UN ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework and its related Guiding Principles in conflict zones. The third panel…deal[t] with a major issue, the complicity, investigation and prosecution of companies and their agents…[P]anel four…look[ed] at the future international treaty proposals such as the UN Convention on the Trade in Conventional Weapons and the UN Convention on Private Military and Security Companies…[T]he last panel...[discussed] the possibility of establishing a research network or any other initiative that may arise during the debates.