A binding instrument on Business and Human Rights: some thoughts for an effective next step in international law, Business and Human Rights

A binding instrument on Business and Human Rights: some thoughts for an effective next step in international law, Business and Human Rights

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The search for a tool to compel corporate accountability for human rights violations is longstanding. The adoption of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on the elaboration of a binding instrument and the establishment of an intergovernmental working group represents the latest stage in the evol...

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Main Author: Bonita Meyersfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Homa - Human Rights and Business Centre 2016-11-01
Series:Homa Publica
Subjects:
Human Rights
Business
United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Multinational Corporations
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/HOMA/article/view/30420
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spelling doaj-11d4eb3b24704467a1edde94e040f2422021-07-29T13:19:21ZengHoma - Human Rights and Business CentreHoma Publica2526-07742016-11-0111A binding instrument on Business and Human Rights: some thoughts for an effective next step in international law, Business and Human RightsBonita Meyersfeld0University of the Witwatersrand | Joanesburgo, África do Sul The search for a tool to compel corporate accountability for human rights violations is longstanding. The adoption of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on the elaboration of a binding instrument and the establishment of an intergovernmental working group represents the latest stage in the evolution of attempts to regulate multinational corporations. The move to develop a binding instrument on business and human rights is divisive. As such, it requires a thorough analysis, both of its proposed content but also of the outcome we could hope to achieve through such an instrument. This article analyses the proposed creation and content of a binding instrument as well as the conceptualisation and implementation of a binding instrument. https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/HOMA/article/view/30420Human RightsBusinessUnited Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsMultinational Corporations
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Human Rights
Business
United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Multinational Corporations
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title_full A binding instrument on Business and Human Rights: some thoughts for an effective next step in international law, Business and Human Rights
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description The search for a tool to compel corporate accountability for human rights violations is longstanding. The adoption of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on the elaboration of a binding instrument and the establishment of an intergovernmental working group represents the latest stage in the evolution of attempts to regulate multinational corporations. The move to develop a binding instrument on business and human rights is divisive. As such, it requires a thorough analysis, both of its proposed content but also of the outcome we could hope to achieve through such an instrument. This article analyses the proposed creation and content of a binding instrument as well as the conceptualisation and implementation of a binding instrument.
topic Human Rights
Business
United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Multinational Corporations
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