abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Article

12 Feb 2007

Author:
Research team of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on the issue of human rights & transnational corporations & other business enterprises

[PDF] State Responsibilities to Regulate and Adjudicate Corporate Activities under the United Nations’ core Human Rights Treaties

This report contains a summary of key findings and examples from a series of detailed studies on each United Nations treaty body, prepared on behalf of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. The research maps States’ obligations to regulate and adjudicate corporate activities under the United Nations’ core human rights treaties...The treaties, as interpreted by their respective treaty bodies, require States to play a key role in effectively regulating and adjudicating corporate activities with regard to human rights...[N]ewer treaties...seem at a minimum to contemplate liability for business enterprises.