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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Business and human rights"”.
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From business 'and' human rights to human rights 'in' business
In 2011, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which set out the norm of ‘corporate responsibility to respect human rights’. This interpretive qualitative study explores the meaning-making processes of human rights and business …
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When Shengcun Quan meet Due Diligence, A Comparative Perspective on Business and Human Rights in the EU and China
… provides a comparative analysis of the human rights frameworks and enforcement mechanisms in the business sector in the European Union and China. It examines the structural, ideological, and functional differences that underpin the business and human rights (BHR) mechanisms in each …
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The Implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
… Implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)<br/>Reema Issa Al Kyed<br/>This thesis examines the compliance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with the …
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The Rights-Based Approach to Extractive Resource Governance in Nigeria through the Lens of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Lessons from South Africa
This thesis examines the prospects and potentials of implementing the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (GPs), in the extractive industry in Nigeria. It considers the prospects of amending existing laws and strengthening regulatory agencies. At the same time, it …
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The extraterritorial quest for justice: the case for imposing a "duty of care" on parent companies in the absence of a binding business and human rights treaty
… States no longer have a monopoly over human rights violations, nor are they seen to be the primary duty-bearers. Despite this, there are no effective accountability mechanisms to hold MNCs liable in the international sphere. This often leaves victims of human rights violations without …
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Profits versus human rights : accountability for corporate complicity in human rights violations
… thesis seeks to examine the interplay between business and human rights within the context of political transitions from authoritarian to democratic rule. In the wake of the globalisation process and the subsequent breakdown of the Westphalian state system, transnational corporations (TNCs) …
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Multinational corporations and their Human Rights violations: the quest for a legally binding treaty
… where they are often involved or implicated in human rights violations. As the current corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives aimed at addressing global corporate abuses are non-binding on MNCs, the UN has initiated a treaty-drafting process with the aim to adopt a business and human …
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Responsible resettlement: implementing the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in the context of mining induced displacement and resettlement
Mining-induced displacement and resettlement is a high-risk activity that has an inherent potential to impact the human rights of those affected. However, current models of international best practice in resettlement, based on guidelines developed by International Financial Institutions, do not …
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Enforcing the corporate responsibility to protect human rights in the Nigerian oil and gas industry
Corporate responsibility to respect human rights under the United Nations Guiding Principle on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) emerged as a global standard to hold businesses worldwide accountable for human rights violations. This is due to potential risks and adverse human rights impacts of …
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Remedy for corporate human rights abuses in transitional justice contexts
Corporations and other business enterprises often operate in countries affected by conflict or repressive regimes and commit human rights violations and crimes under international law, either as the main perpetrator or as accomplices by aiding and abetting government forces. In transitional justice …
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Synthesising Synergies between Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Human Rights for Corporate Accountability: Microfoundations for an Integrated Approach
… of voluntarism has dominated the scholarship and policymaking related to CSR leading to a significant corporate accountability gap. Almost parallel to this literature, the field of Law has conceived and advanced the concept of Business and Human Rights (BHR). This thesis highlights compelling …
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Preserving patent policy space and securing access to medicines in developing countries: the role of states and pharmaceutical corporations
This thesis examines the tension between patent rights and the right to health and it recognizes patent rights on pharmaceutical products as one of the factors responsible for the problem of lack of access to affordable medicines in developing countries. The thesis contends that, in order to …
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Just Transition: Lessons from Mexico
… fill investment gaps in the public energy sector and to help meet CO2 reduction targets. Human rights and environmental organizations in Mexico, however, have criticize this model of development promoted by the reforms for their apparent contributions to increasing human rights abuses and …
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Denial and acknowledgement in CSR reporting discourse: a BHR perspective on corporate harm-related rhetoric
… of corporate harm within society is wide-ranging and egregious, supported by considerable corporate power, which stems partly from corporate rhetoric. This project develops and applies a novel means of analysing the discourse of powerful actors: specifically the harm-related discourse of the …
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The role of law in corporate human rights due diligence
This study seeks to explain how laws influence human rights due diligence (HRDD) in Canadian multinational companies (MNCs). Laws considered include domestic legislation, international law, global standards, industry regimes, and litigation and legal influencers included external stakeholders such …
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RESHAPING THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN A POST-PANDEMIC ERA: THE ROLE OF ENTERPRISES AND THE HEALTH& SUSTAINABILITY NEXUS
… economico, sociale e ambientale. Integrando la salute come valore fondamentale, le aziende possono promuovere la responsabilità ambientale, la resilienza economica e la giustizia sociale, contribuendo così a una comunità globale più sostenibile ed equa. Questo focus è …
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