"The Patchwork of Non-Judicial Grievance Mechanisms: Addressing the limitations of the current landscape", Nov 2014

There is a pressing need for states in both home and host countries of multinational companies to ensure access to effective domestic judicial mechanisms for those affected by business-related human rights abuses. At present, however, judicial avenues for obtaining remedy for business-related harm are often not a viable option. In the vacuum, non-judicial grievance mechanisms (NJGMs) have proliferated...The purpose of this briefing note is to describe the current patchwork of existing NJGMs and how they function, identify their limitations, and provide recommendations for improving them.