Essays about: "corporate respect for human rights"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words corporate respect for human rights.
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1. Towards harmonisation of a meaningful Human Rights Due Diligence or Risk of Cosmetic Compliance? : A legal analytical analysis of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive proposal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Caution should be made to the assumption that mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD) for businesses automatically will lead to an increased respect for the human rights as it is susceptible to cosmetic forms of compliance. The formulation of HRDD within the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD) directive is thus crucial for the directive to make a substantial, meaningful change and succeed with fostering companies respect for the human rights. READ MORE
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2. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE
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3. Closing the gap? An Analysis of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Business Operations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : There is an increasing demand for responsible business conduct. Different mechanisms have been developed to promote and ensure such responsibility within corporate operations. Two of such mechanisms are the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). READ MORE
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4. The EU mandatory human rights due diligence legislations and FTA in Vietnam context – A useful toolbox or a set of decorative items
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The EU is establishing its leadership in setting global rules and standards for sustainable development over the world through legal instruments with transformational effects on third countries. On the one hand, the EU is the leading region in the development of mHRDD legislations which has been hardened for the last decades and is now evolving to become CSDD, generating extraterritorial effects for human rights enjoyments through global value chains. READ MORE
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5. Corporate Tax Abuse on the Business and Human Rights Agenda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Corporate tax evasion, tax avoidance, and aggressive tax planning undermine states’ ability to protect, respect and fulfill human rights since states are deprived of necessary resources to realize economic, social and cultural rights as well as civil and political rights. Corporate tax has previously been called the elephant in the room within the United Nations’ (‘UN’) framework of Business and Human Rights; however, now it is recognized as a key issue for the next decade. READ MORE
