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26 Fev 2014

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International Corporate Accountability Roundtable

Announcing – Launch of Commerce, Crime, and Human Rights Project

When businesses engage in illegal conduct that results in serious human rights abuse, they rarely, if ever, are held to account. This problem is particularly acute in the context of business activity involving multiple jurisdictions…The victims of corporate abuse continue to demand justice without success. State authorities must take action to protect human rights. This can be achieved by enforcing criminal laws where they exist and/or enacting reforms to allow for criminal prosecution, including against businesses. ICAR [International Corporate Accountability Roundtable]’s Commerce, Crime, and Human Rights (CCHR) project will map the prosecution gaps that currently exist, drawing on the experience of lawyers and other practitioners who have encountered these obstacles and will develop recommendations for State practice in addressing these prosecution gaps for corporate crimes…

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