Improving Paths to Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in the Global Supply Chains – A Legal Guide

Looking beyond the ‘arm’s length transaction’ between certain contractual parties in a special relationship, the purpose of this guidance is to identify paths to accountability for human rights abuses in …

Improving Paths to Business Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in the Global Supply Chains: A Legal Guide (Dec. 2010)

This guide sets forth a basic primer for pursuing corporate supply chain accountability from a litigation standpoint (in the common law British judicial system). The piece first sets forth the …

Door Still Open? Canada As Safe Harbour For Multinational Human Rights Litigation (Nov. 13, 2017)

The article describes the “growing wave of significant lawsuits in Canada against corporations for alleged international labour and human rights violations in their overseas operations or supply chains” and notes …

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International Arbitration of Business and Human Rights Disputes: Questions and Answers

The authors here present FAQs regarding the role of arbitration in international corporate human rights abuses, particularly as “civil and criminal courts in many parts of the world are often …

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The Future of Business and Human Rights: More Regulation

The article explores “recent and proposed legislation that is intended to plug some of the gaps between international ‘soft law’ requirements and perceived market shortcomings.” The article tracks current and …

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¿LA LEY DE TRANSPARENCIA DE CALIFORNIA EN CADENAS DE SUMINISTRO ESTÁ HACIENDO MÁS DAÑO QUE BIEN? (25 de julio de 2017)

La publicación describe la Ley de Transparencia en las Cadenas de Suministro de California (CTSCA), como una legislación procesal en lugar de sustantiva, y señala sus debilidades con respecto a la responsabilidad corporativa. Además plantea que el ...

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Litigation, business and human rights: if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu

The article sets forth and explains the UN Guiding Principles and their “cross-sectoral implications.” To this end, it analyzes suggested UK legislation and EU directives both stemming from the UNGPs. …

Temas estratégicos globales de derecho laboral y laboral: Verano de 2017 - Religión en el lugar de trabajo

Este informe de EY Labor and Employment Law proporciona breves descripciones de cómo la libertad religiosa en interacción con los derechos del empleador en su lugar de trabajo en 24 países. https://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/ey-labor-law-strategic-global-topics-summer-2017-edition-cover/$FILE/ey-labor-law-strategic-global-topics-summer- Edición-2017.pdf

Presentation: 39 Essex Chambers Business and Human Rights Seminar

This is a compilation of presentations from an Essex Chambers; of primary applicability is the second by Justine Thornton (“Environmental Litigation Against Companies”). She discusses English Courts’ jurisdiction, recent litigation, …

Trazabilidad y Transparencia de la Cadena de Suministro: Cambios en las Normas de la Industria, Regulaciones Emergentes y Mayor Interés de la Sociedad Civil

El informe de la FLA introduce la necesidad de la gestión de la cadena de suministro, proporciona diversos marcos regulatorios y legales internacionales, aborda las diferentes partes interesadas (es decir, la sociedad civil, ONG, agencias gubernamentales) y establece ...

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