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UN Global Forum on Business and Human Rights, day three: human rights, climate change and mediation as an access to remedy

11/29/2019 12:00:00 AM

UN Global Forum on Business and Human Rights, day three: human rights, climate change and mediation as an access to remedy

By Marlen Vesper-Gräske Iris Hammerschmid

Day three of this year's Forum focused on the crossover between human rights and climate change, the use of mediation to resolve...

UN Global Forum on Business and Human Rights: day two - the role of policy, investment agreements and private standards in improving outcomes on the ground

11/27/2019 12:00:00 AM

UN Global Forum on Business and Human Rights: day two - the role of policy, investment agreements and private standards in improving outcomes on the ground

By Iris Hammerschmid Mina Aryobsei

Day 2 of this year’s Forum saw calls for a ‘smart mix’ of business and human rights regulation in domestic law, suggestions for...

United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights 2019: Day 1 - EU-wide legislative ambitions and lessons from the anti-corruption context

11/26/2019 12:00:00 AM

United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights 2019: Day 1 - EU-wide legislative ambitions and lessons from the anti-corruption context

By Marius Scherb Marlen Vesper-Gräske

The world’s foremost summit on business and human rights kicked off in Geneva yesterday with some novel suggestions on how to turn the...

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