UN Sub-Commission Norms: General
The "Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights" were adopted by the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in 2003. The UN Commission on Human Rights considered the Norms in 2004, did not approve them, and said they had "no legal standing". For explanatory materials on the UN Sub-Commission Norms and the decision by the UN Commission, click here.
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EU creating rights for businesses in trade deals but doesn’t support victims’ rights in treaty process, says NGO
Author: Friends of the Earth (Europe)
“Rights For Business, Not For People: The EU’s Agenda”, 1 Nov 2015...
Treaty on business & human rights is a legal necessity, says researcher
Author: Si Chen, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights
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Campaign calls for proposed binding treaty to “dismantle corporate power and stop impunity”
Author: Juan Hernández Zubizarreta, Univ. of Basque Country, for Transnational Institute
"The New Global Corporate Law", 13 Jan 2015...
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Should International Human Rights Law Be extended to Apply to Multinational Corporations and Other Business Entities?
Author: Sabina Anne Espinoza, University College London
…I have argued in this thesis that for both practical and normative reasons an extension of IHRL [international human rights law] to apply to multinational corporations and other business entities directly would not be appropriate. There is, however, a...
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A Business and Human Rights Treaty? We shouldn’t be afraid to frighten the horses
Author: Peter Frankental (Amnesty International UK) on Institute for Human Rights and Business
Three years after the UN Human Rights Council adopted the UNGPs, there is growing frustration at the slow pace of implementation...[I]t is fitting to have a far-reaching debate on the kind of binding mechanisms that are necessary to ensure companies...
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Author: CEPRID
En 2013, une série d’accidents dramatiques dans des usines de textile au Bangladesh…a suscité une vague de protestation mondiale. Quelques temps plus tard, l’« Accord sur les incendies et la sécurité des bâtiments au Bangladesh » est conclu entre...
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Human Rights Obligations of Business: Beyond the Corporate Responsibility to Respect?
Author: Surya Deva (City Univ. of Hong Kong), David Bilchitz (Univ. of Johannesburg), eds.
In recent years, the UN Human Rights Council has approved the 'Respect, Protect, and Remedy' Framework and endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. These developments have been welcomed widely, but do they adequately address the...
The Human Rights-Related Aspects of Indigenous Knowledge in the Context of Common Law Equitable Doctrines and Implications of the Kiobel Decision
Author: Lydie Pierre-Louis, David Orozco & Kevin J. McGarry
This article will examine the nexus between human rights; knowledge produced, maintained, and regulated by indigenous societies; and equitable principles inherent within private contract law. The issue of indigenous knowledge has generated significant...
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Author: Alejandro Teitelbaum, ALAI - América Latina en movimiento
En…las Naciones Unidas, los intentos de encuadrar jurídicamente con normas obligatorias las actividades de las sociedades transnacionales a fin de hacerlas responsables de sus propios actos y solidariamente responsables de las violaciones que pueden...
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Author: Alejandro Teitelbaum, Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas (CAOI)
…[Hace] casi 40 años y en vista de las conductas contrarias a los derechos humanos de muchas empresas transnacionales y de la insuficiencia del marco jurídico nacional…se intentó…[uno] internacional para contenerlas…En el Informe de la Secretaría...
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