Business and human rights
BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
... First, rights-based discourse is not always obviously applicable to companies—the foun- dational human rights instruments were written primarily by and for states—and as such can be inappropriate or ...
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Regulatory obligations in a complex world:states' extraterritorial obligations related to business and human rights
... international human rights ...protect human rights, but fail to do so, either because of domestic structural opposition or because priorities other than human rights take ...
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United Nations Guiding Principles and the Business and Human Rights in India
... and human rights coexisting in ...marring human rights and interfering in the primary duty of the government to protect its ...for business and human ...international ...
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Good Business? Analysis of the UK Government Action Plan on Business & Human Rights
... on Business and Human Rights, John Ruggie, this lack of policy coherence between government departments and agencies emerged as a concern sufficient to warrant a specific set of provisions in the ...
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9th Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
... Many companies are still not aware of their responsibilities and too many who agree still avoid proactive engagement, in part because they have not been negatively spotlighted by the media, investors, or civil society. ...
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Advancing the Business and Human Rights Agenda: Dialogue, Empowerment, and Constructive Engagement
... with human rights challenges. As such, new ways to deal with human rights challenges in corporate operations must be developed as traditional governance mechanisms are not always able to ...
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Human Rights in European Business : A Practical Handbook for Civil Society Organisations and Human Rights Defenders
... We are assuming that transnational civil litigation is just one of several options. What we aim to do is explore its possibilities and limitations, so those who are in a position to advise and help victims can do their ...
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A Guide for Integrating Human Rights into Business Management
... of human rights-related engagement with potential ...The Business and Human Rights Management Primer produced by Shell in 1998 was one of the first of its kind in ...for human ...
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Recent Business and Human Rights Brazilian Regulation
... like human rights ...a business environment based on global value chains, in which gains from convergence, coherence and regulatory cooperation are essential to ensure competitiveness (Thorstensen ...
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Corporate accountability for human rights violations:road to a binding instrument on business and human rights
... of human rights violations resulting from TNC operations are able to overcome the forum non conveniens obstacle, there is no guarantee that they will be successful in getting remedies for their ...in ...
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Better together: a complementary approach to civil judicial remedies in business and human rights
... on Business and Human Rights, organized by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), one invited speaker went as far as stating that extraterritorial ...
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A UN Business and Human Rights Treaty?
... I turn to my second point. The Guiding Principles reflect international law obligations but propose no new ones. The mandate did not encompass that, and had I attempted to do so the GPs flight would never have left the ...
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Enhancing Internet freedom and human rights through responsible business practices
... of business arrangements and organisational ...and business partners are evidently also changing how businesses need to ...sponsible business practices, ...for human rights in general, ...
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Human Rights Translated 2.0: A Business Reference Guide
... 34 Human Rights Translated 2.0: A Business Reference Guide The right of detained persons to humane treatment provides special protection for individuals who are deprived of their liberty, a group ...
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Business, human rights and the environment
... international human rights legal system, corporations do not have the same legal obligations that states do in relation to international ...of Business Principles in 2002 that take into account ...
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Advancing the business and human rights agenda: Dialogue, empowerment, and constructive engagement
... solutions given are mostly directed towards TNCs. Indeed, very little research has been conducted into the treatment of human rights by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As TNCs have a global reach and ...
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Tourism and human rights
... basic human rights includes an essential right to dignity and ...These rights are severely undermined when people and their homes are made into tourist attractions without their free, prior and ...
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Communication Rights as Human Rights for instance in Thailand*
... support and the backing of the biggest business powers of Thailand, Thaksin could directly and indirectly influence the media. While the constitution and the freedom of information law protect the people’s right ...
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The Human Rights Commission of Ethiopia:Challenges and Prospects in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
... months. Human Rights Watch World Report (2017) revealed that the October 2016 of Ethiopian six-month state of emergency following government crackdowns in the Oromia region killed at least 500 people in ...
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WOMEN AND HUMAN RIGHTS
... Human rights phenomenon is not new, even though it attracted the attention of politicians, thinkers, subject experts and even of laymen only after the events of World War ...to human rights. ...
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