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Major reports & consultations on investment, investment agreements & human rights
Principles for responsible contracts: integrating the management of human rights into State-investor contract negotiations: guidance for negotiators [PDF], Addendum to Special Representative's final report to UN Human Rights Council, 25 May 2011
Stabilization Clauses and Human Rights - consultation summary [PDF], Johannesburg, South Africa, 21 October 2008
Stabilization clauses and human rights - consultation summary [DOC], International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Special Representative John Ruggie, London, 22 May 2008
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"Stabilization Clauses and Human Rights" [PDF] [consultation draft], Andrea Shemberg, for IFC & John Ruggie, 11 Mar 2008
Final version [PDF], 27 May 2009 -
Commentary by Herbert Smith law firm: Intl. Law e-Bulletin on the IFC, John Ruggie report on stablization clauses [DOC], 17 Jun 2008
Other relevant materials
Incorporating the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Investor/State Contract Negotiations - remarks to Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, John Ruggie, Harvard University & Foley Hoag LLP, former UN Special Representative on business & human rights, 20 Apr 2012
Statement to UNCITRAL (UN Commission on Intl. Trade Law) Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation) [PDF] by Special Representative John Ruggie, Feb 2008, New York, USA
"International Investment Agreements, Business and Human Rights: Key Issues and Opportunities" [PDF], Howard Mann, Intl. Institute for Sustainable Development, prepared for Special Representative John Ruggie, Feb 2008
"Foreign direct investment – Balancing risk for global investors" [PDF], Andrea Shemberg, in Ethical Corporation, 11 Dec 2007
"Business & Human Rights: The Role of States": Summary report [PDF] of meeting convened by Special Representative John Ruggie, Copenhagen, 8–9 Nov 2007
- Background paper: "The Role of States in Effectively Regulating and Adjudicating the Activities of Corporations With Respect to Human Rights" [PDF]
"IFC and UN Cooperate on Study of Investment Contracts and Human Rights", 7 Aug 2007
- Commentary: "Foreign investment – Soft hand of the law", Peter Davis, Ethical Corporation, 8 Oct 2007
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