Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016)
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A binding instrument on Business and Human Rights: some thoughts for an effective next step in international law, Business and Human Rights

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Bonita Meyersfeld
University of the Witwatersrand | Joanesburgo, África do Sul
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Published 2016-11-30

Keywords

  • Human Rights,
  • Business,
  • United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,
  • Multinational Corporations

How to Cite

Meyersfeld, B. (2016). A binding instrument on Business and Human Rights: some thoughts for an effective next step in international law, Business and Human Rights. Homa Publica - Revista Internacional De Derechos Humanos Y Empresas, 1(1), e:001. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/HOMA/article/view/30420
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Abstract

The search for a tool to compel corporate accountability for human rights violations is longstanding. The adoption of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on the elaboration of a binding instrument and the establishment of an intergovernmental working group represents the latest stage in the evolution of attempts to regulate multinational corporations. The move to develop a binding instrument on business and human rights is divisive. As such, it requires a thorough analysis, both of its proposed content but also of the outcome we could hope to achieve through such an instrument. This article analyses the proposed creation and content of a binding instrument as well as the conceptualisation and implementation of a binding instrument.

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