Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Human Rights Due Diligence: strengths and weaknesses of a mechanism under construction
HR Due Diligence: strengths and weaknesses of a mechanism under construction

Impact Assessment for Human Rights Due Diligence: General Context and a Methodological Approach

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Luiz Felype Gomes de Almeida
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil
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Valnei Pereira
Universidade de São Paulo | São Paulo, SP - Brasil
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Victor Anderson Silva do Nascimento
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil
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Published 2022-06-29

Keywords

  • Due diligence,
  • Mining,
  • Impact Assessment,
  • Methodology

How to Cite

Almeida, L. F. G. de, Pereira, V., & Nascimento, V. A. S. do. (2022). Impact Assessment for Human Rights Due Diligence: General Context and a Methodological Approach. Homa Publica - Revista Internacional De Derechos Humanos Y Empresas, 6(1), e:097. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/HOMA/article/view/37383

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Abstract

This article recovers part of the debate on Due Diligence in Human Rights - DDDH, created especially after the approval of the Guiding Principles on Human Rights and Business (UN, 2011). Such recovery, in view of the authors' experience, has specific remittances to the mining sector, although it is not restricted to it. Reflecting on the potential and limitations of the DDDHs at the present time, the article proposes a practical model for the fulfillment of one of the essential phases of this process, namely, the evaluation of the real and potential impacts identified by such Diligences.

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