Resources - BHRin Law

Hope for Reform: Strengthening Corporate Accountability in Global Supply Chains

By Dr Alice Evans, May 2018. Evans argues that key to the success of the French Duty of Vigilance Law was the optimism of the campaigners. Providing reasons for hope is therefore essential for any other similar campaign.

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French Law on Corporate Duty of Vigilance

A collection of 6 articles from various authors covering all operational aspects of the French "doir du vigilance" passed in Feb 2017. Published March 2018.

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Civil Society Note on EU Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Implementation

March, 2018. Contains analysis and recommendations on the operation of the directive. Authored by a coalition of NGOs.

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Human Rights Due Diligence: the Role of States

By Olivier de Schutter, Anita Ramasastry, Mark Taylor, Robert C. Thompson, Commissioned by ICAR, ECCJ, CNCC, September 2012.

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Modern slavery in Company Operation and Supply Chains: Mandatory transparency, mandatory due diligence and public procurement due diligence

Written by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) and commissioned by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), September 2017.

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Removing barriers to justice. How a treaty on business and human rights could improve access to remedy for victims

By Daniel Blackburn, International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR), Commissioned by SOMO, FoEE, et al, August, 2017.

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Duties of care of Dutch business enterprises with respect to international corporate social responsibility - a comparative legal analysis

by Liesbeth Enneking, July 2016 (English Executive Summary)

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Outlining the Case for a Common Law Duty of Care of Business to Exercise Human Rights Due Diligence

by Doug Cassel, BHRJ, May 2016.

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Parent Company Accountability. Ensuring Justice for Victims of Human Rights Violations

By Gwynne Skinner, Commissioned by ICAR, November 2015.

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Appendix: Examples of government regulations on human rights reporting & due diligence for companies

OHCHR, November 2016

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The rise of mandatory human rights due diligence

By David McClintock, Arnaud Poitevin and Pierre-François Thaler, in: Future Proofing Procurement, United Nations, September 2016, pp. 48-51.

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Human Rights Due Diligence: do we need mandatory standards for due diligence?

By Mark Taylor, May 2012.

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The EU’s Business: Recommended actions for the EU and its Member States to ensure access to judicial remedy for business-related human rights impacts

By Filip Gregor for Access to Justice, December 2014.

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The “State of Play” of Human Rights Due Diligence: Anticipating the next five years

By Institute for Human Rights and Business, 2011.

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ECCJ Position Paper: Key features of Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation

The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) has released a paper outlining the “Key Features of mandatory human rights due diligence legislation.” The position paper contains ten key features which are essential to achieving legislative reforms that implement HRDD to its full potential, while helping to alleviate the numerous obstacles faced by victims of corporate-related human rights abuses when seeking justice and remedy for harm suffered. Published June, 2018.

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Tort Law and Human Rights: Brothers in Arms, on the role of tort law in the area of business and human rights

By Cees van Dam, JETL, 2011.

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Glossary

Definition of key terms in relation to legislative and case law developments concerning corporate responsibility to respect human rights and parent company liability.

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Human Rights Due Diligence: the Role of States, Progress Report 2013

Mark B. Taylor for the International Corproate Accountability Roundtable, 2013. This brief report is an update of the report released in 2012 entitled “Human Rights Due Diligence: The Role of States.”

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The Third Pillar: Access to Judicial Remedies for Human Rights Violations by Transnational Business

By Prof. Gwynne Skinner, Prof. Robert McCorquodale, Prof. Olivier De Schutter with case studies by Andie Lambe, December 2013.

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Human Rights in Business: Removal of Barriers to Access to Justice in the European Union

Ebook collection of articles edited by Juan José Álvarez and Katerina Yiannibas, (2017). See in particular, "Corporate responsibility to protect human rights vis-a-vis legal duty of care" by Cess van Dam and Filip Gregor with contribution from Sandrine Brachotte and Paige Morrow.

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

By The Essex Business and Human Rights Project, December 2017

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The Swiss Popular Initiative on Responsible Business: From Responsibility to Liability

By Nicolas Bueno, University of Lausanne, February 2018.

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Creating a paradigm shift: Legal solutions to improve access to remedy for corporate human rights abuse

Amnesty International & Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, September 2017.

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