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Podcast No 10: Should business and human rights disputes be arbitrated?

Joined by two of the eminent leaders in the field of business and human rights, Julianne Hughes-Jennett and Richard Hermer QC, in this episode Angeline Welsh explores what we actually ...
On October 18, 2018 / By Angeline Welsh
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Parent company liability for human rights abuses in the UK? We need clarity

Dalia Palombo argues that the legal framework surrounding parent company liability for human rights abuses is unclear and inconsistent, a situation which is detrimental to both victims and ...
On August 3, 2018 / By The Law Of Nations
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Holding companies criminally liable for human rights abuses

Andrew Smith and Alice Lepeuple of Corker Binning look at the current debate surrounding criminalisation of UK companies for overseas human rights abuses, how existing legislation could be ...
On July 26, 2018 / By The Law Of Nations
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Corporate criminal liability under international law

Alessandra de Tommaso looks at ways in which international law is moving towards holding corporations criminally liable - meaning that companies and their advisers can no longer assume ...
On March 13, 2018 / By The Law Of Nations
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“Anyone can make claims” – is the KiK case proof of access to remedies for corporate human rights violations?

Claudia Müller-Hoff and Dr Carolijn Terwindt look at how victims of a factory fire in Pakistan have managed to bring a civil claim against a multinational company in ...
On March 7, 2018 / By Alison Macdonald QC
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Update on the responsibility to respect human rights and parent company liability

Julianne Hughes-Jennett and Peter Hood look at the implications for multinationals of the new Court of Appeal judgment in Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell. ...
On February 22, 2018 / By The Law Of Nations
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Should companies have a duty to prevent human rights abuses?

Alison Macdonald QC looks at recent proposals for strengthening corporate accountability in the UK, following the 'failure to prevent' model developed for bribery and tax evasion. ...
On February 20, 2018 / By Alison Macdonald QC
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Business and human rights: how should English domiciled multinationals manage their human rights risk in light of the judgment in Lungowe v Vedanta?

Julianne Hughes-Jennett and Peter Hood of Hogan Lovells consider the implications of a landmark decision on the liability of parent companies for the human rights impacts of their ...
On November 3, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
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The New UN General Comment And Privatisation, Part 2: Can States Entirely Privatise The Delivery Of Essential Services?

In the second of a two-part post, Sylvain Aubry considers authoritative new guidance in the field of business and human rights, and its impact on the privatisation of ...
On July 31, 2017 / By Sylvain Aubry
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The new UN General Comment on Business and Human Rights, Part 1: What regulations must states put in place when private actors are involved in the delivery of essential services?

Two weeks ago, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published the much-awaited new General Comment 24 – an authoritative interpretation of international human rights ...
On July 20, 2017 / By Sylvain Aubry

All posts in Business and Human Rights

Podcast No 10: Should business and human rights disputes be arbitrated?

Parent company liability for human rights abuses in the UK? We need clarity

Holding companies criminally liable for human rights abuses

Corporate criminal liability under international law

“Anyone can make claims” – is the KiK case proof of access to remedies for corporate human rights violations?

Update on the responsibility to respect human rights and parent company liability

Should companies have a duty to prevent human rights abuses?

Business and human rights: how should English domiciled multinationals manage their human rights risk in light of the judgment in Lungowe v Vedanta?

The New UN General Comment And Privatisation, Part 2: Can States Entirely Privatise The Delivery Of Essential Services?

The new UN General Comment on Business and Human Rights, Part 1: What regulations must states put in place when private actors are involved in the delivery of essential services?

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