Dec 22, 2017 Human Rights in International Investment Law: Where to After Urbaser? By Caroline Richard By Caroline Richard and Elliot Luke Recent developments in the case law of investment tribunals and the drafting of international...
Dec 01, 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – Final Thoughts By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer By Michael Quayle, Thomas Voland and Emily Holland Freshfields’ coverage of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights concludes with...
Nov 29, 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – Day Two Recap By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer By Michael Quayle and Emily Holland Freshfields’ coverage of the 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – offering global...
Nov 27, 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – Day One Recap By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer By Michael Quayle, Thomas Voland and Emily Holland This week, members of Freshfields’ Global Business and Human Rights team are attending...
Nov 22, 2017 Business and Human Rights: Prevailing Trends and Future Developments By Paul Bowden By Paul Bowden, Julie Chapuy, Jess Steele and Michael Quayle Adoption of national legislation in France scrutinizing corporate efforts...
Nov 08, 2017 Benchmarking business: how are top companies being assessed on human rights? By Jonathan Isted By Jonathan Isted and Emily Holland Benchmarking initiatives are driving businesses to scrutinise the governance of their human rights...
Oct 30, 2017 Arbitrations commenced by workers’ unions under the 2013 Bangladesh Accord can proceed By Will Thomas Bangladesh Accord arbitrations signal new beginnings for the settlement of business and human rights disputes through arbitration By Will...
Oct 06, 2017 Tracking modern slavery movements in Australia and at the UN General Assembly By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Efforts to increase transparency around modern slavery risks in companies’ operations and supply chains have dominated the business and...
Sep 18, 2017 How will human rights issues impact the financial sector in the future? By Friedrich Jergitsch Historically, human rights were designed to protect the individual against the exercise of power by states. Times have changed, however,...
Sep 05, 2017 Court of Human Rights rules snooping on employee emails breaches the right to private life By Annie Gilchrist The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today published its judgment in Bărbulescu v Romania, a case concerning an...
Sep 01, 2017 Spain and Chile Launch National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer By Raquel Florez and Emily Holland Spain and Chile have approved National Action Plans (NAPs) on business and human rights. In doing so,...
Aug 23, 2017 UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights launches consultation on human rights defenders By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has launched a consultation on "human rights defenders" (HRDs). According to the...