Essays about: "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 essays containing the words Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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16. The Contractualization of Human Rights - State-Investor Contracts in the Agri-Business Sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : An increase in large-scale agricultural investment in land has been going on since the global food crisis in 2008. Import-dependent countries have acquired large plots of land to secure food supplies. The investments had disastrous impacts on the local communities living on the land before the investment took place. READ MORE
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17. Embedding gender in the business and human rights agenda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : All businesses have a responsibility to respect human rights, including women’s rights. Whilst the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights acknowledge the vulnerabilities of women in the global value chains, there is limited guidance on what measures corporations should take in order to avoid and address women specific harms. READ MORE
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18. A UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Bridging the Gap for Corporate Responsibility
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Since the 1970’s there has been several attempts within the UN at drafting a binding instrument on business and human rights. Up until today, none of the attempts at adopting binding standards have succeeded, with the only successful initiative being the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – a voluntary set of guiding principles meant to further the respect for human rights among both states and businesses. READ MORE
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19. The French Attempt to Legalize Human Rights Due Diligence: Is France leading the European Union in Business and Human Rights?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis is a comprehensive analysis of the different regulatory designs and arguments shaping French law in order to hold French businesses liable for their human rights abuses occurring in global supply chains. It focuses on the innovative law proposal on the duty of vigilance for parent and ordering companies currently debated within the French Parliament, and France’s potential to make human rights due diligence mandatory at the domestic and at the European Union (EU) level. READ MORE
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20. Is the Money Responsible? : Financial institutions’ human rights responsibilities along a supply chain.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a topic of rising importance in the current human rights discussion. As multinational supply chains have a growing impact on people’ lives, both in more developed and developing countries the question of how to regulate the behaviour of the companies that engage in these supply chains becomes increasingly important. READ MORE
