The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights : a commentary / edited by Barnali Choudhury (Professor and Director, Jack & Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada).
2023
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The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights : a commentary / edited by Barnali Choudhury (Professor and Director, Jack & Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada).
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Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
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1 online resource (378 pages).
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Elgar commentaries.
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Contents: Foreword / by Surya Deva
Acknowledgements
Table of cases
Table of legislation
The UN guiding principles on business and human rights and principles for responsible contracts: An Introduction / Barnali Choudhury
Part I. The United Nations guiding principles on business and human rights
1. Guiding principle 1: Scope of obligations / Daniel Augenstein
2. Guiding principle 2: Expecting business to protect human rights / Claire Methven O'Brien
3. Guiding principle 3: General state regulatory and policy functions / Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Rachel Chambers
4. Guiding principle 4: The obligations of states in markets with respect to enterprises owned, controlled, or supported by the state / Larry Catá Backer
5. Guiding principle 5: The content of the state duty to protect in the context of privatization / Humberto Cantú Rivera
6. Guiding principle 6: Respecting human rights through commercial transactions / Annamaria La Chimia
7. Guiding principle 7: Supporting business respect for human rights in conflict-affected areas / Olga Martin-Ortega and Fatimazahra Dehbi
8. Guiding principle 8: Ensuring policy coherence / Jena Martin
9. Guiding principle 9: Domestic policy / Carolina Olarte-Bácares
10. Guiding principle 10: States as members of multilateral institutions / Gamze Erdem Türkelli
11. Guiding principle 11: The responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights / Sara L. Seck
12. Guiding principle 12: Minimum human rights standards for pillar ii / Sarah Joseph
13. Guiding principle 13: Responsibility of the business sector / Kishanthi Parella
14. Guiding principle 14: Nature and size of the business enterprise / Kishanthi Parella
15. Guiding principle 15: Businesses implementing policies and practices / Kishanthi Parella
16. Guiding principle 16: Policy commitments / Maddalena Neglia
17. Guiding principle 17: Human rights due diligence / Robert McCorquodale and Cristina Blanco-Vizarreta
18. Guiding principle 18: Human rights impact assessments / Claire Bright and Céline da Graça Pires
19. Guiding principle 19: Acting upon human rights impact assessments / Björn Fasterling
20. Guiding principle 20: Tracking business human rights responses / Andreas Rühmkorf
21. Guiding principle 21: Communication of human rights impacts / Andreas Rühmkorf
22. Guiding principle 22: Remediation / Florencia S. Wegher Osci
23. Guiding principle 23: Legal compliance issues of business enterprises / Simon Baughen
24. Guiding principle 24: Prioritization of severe human rights impacts by businesses / Salvador Herencia-Carrasco
25. Guiding principle 25: Access to remedy
foundational principle / Dalia Palombo
26. Guiding principle 26: Domestic judicial mechanisms / Penelope Simons
27. Guiding principle 27: State-based non-judicial grievance mechanisms / Markus Krajewski
28. Guiding principle 28: Non-state-based grievance mechanisms / Jennifer A. Zerk
29. Guiding principle 29: Non-state-based grievance mechanisms; role of business / Martijn Scheltema
30. Guiding principle 30: The role of collaborative initiatives in respecting human rights / Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Lilach Trabelsi
31. Guiding principle 31: Effectiveness criteria for non-judicial grievance mechanisms / Anna Triponel
Part II. Principles for responsible contracts
32. Prc 1: Preparation and planning / Daria Davitti and Sorcha MacLeod
33. Prc 2: Managing potential adverse human rights impact / Shavana Haythornthwaite
34. Prc 3: Project operating standards / Dr Shavana Haythornthwaite
35. Prc 4: Contractual stabilization clauses / Jernej Letnar C̆ernic̆
36. Prc 5: Additional goods or services / Margaret G. Wachenfeld
37. Prc 6: Physical security for the project / Sorcha MacLeod and Daria Davitti
38. Prc 7: Designing inclusive community engagement strategies / Tehtena Mebratu-Tsegaye and Solina Kennedy
39. Prc 8: Project monitoring and compliance / Sarah Platts
40. Prc 9: Non-judicial grievance mechanisms / Stefan Zagelmeyer
41. Prc 10: Transparency and disclosure of contractual terms - the last and the least of the ten principles? / Motoko Aizawa
Index.
Acknowledgements
Table of cases
Table of legislation
The UN guiding principles on business and human rights and principles for responsible contracts: An Introduction / Barnali Choudhury
Part I. The United Nations guiding principles on business and human rights
1. Guiding principle 1: Scope of obligations / Daniel Augenstein
2. Guiding principle 2: Expecting business to protect human rights / Claire Methven O'Brien
3. Guiding principle 3: General state regulatory and policy functions / Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Rachel Chambers
4. Guiding principle 4: The obligations of states in markets with respect to enterprises owned, controlled, or supported by the state / Larry Catá Backer
5. Guiding principle 5: The content of the state duty to protect in the context of privatization / Humberto Cantú Rivera
6. Guiding principle 6: Respecting human rights through commercial transactions / Annamaria La Chimia
7. Guiding principle 7: Supporting business respect for human rights in conflict-affected areas / Olga Martin-Ortega and Fatimazahra Dehbi
8. Guiding principle 8: Ensuring policy coherence / Jena Martin
9. Guiding principle 9: Domestic policy / Carolina Olarte-Bácares
10. Guiding principle 10: States as members of multilateral institutions / Gamze Erdem Türkelli
11. Guiding principle 11: The responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights / Sara L. Seck
12. Guiding principle 12: Minimum human rights standards for pillar ii / Sarah Joseph
13. Guiding principle 13: Responsibility of the business sector / Kishanthi Parella
14. Guiding principle 14: Nature and size of the business enterprise / Kishanthi Parella
15. Guiding principle 15: Businesses implementing policies and practices / Kishanthi Parella
16. Guiding principle 16: Policy commitments / Maddalena Neglia
17. Guiding principle 17: Human rights due diligence / Robert McCorquodale and Cristina Blanco-Vizarreta
18. Guiding principle 18: Human rights impact assessments / Claire Bright and Céline da Graça Pires
19. Guiding principle 19: Acting upon human rights impact assessments / Björn Fasterling
20. Guiding principle 20: Tracking business human rights responses / Andreas Rühmkorf
21. Guiding principle 21: Communication of human rights impacts / Andreas Rühmkorf
22. Guiding principle 22: Remediation / Florencia S. Wegher Osci
23. Guiding principle 23: Legal compliance issues of business enterprises / Simon Baughen
24. Guiding principle 24: Prioritization of severe human rights impacts by businesses / Salvador Herencia-Carrasco
25. Guiding principle 25: Access to remedy
foundational principle / Dalia Palombo
26. Guiding principle 26: Domestic judicial mechanisms / Penelope Simons
27. Guiding principle 27: State-based non-judicial grievance mechanisms / Markus Krajewski
28. Guiding principle 28: Non-state-based grievance mechanisms / Jennifer A. Zerk
29. Guiding principle 29: Non-state-based grievance mechanisms; role of business / Martijn Scheltema
30. Guiding principle 30: The role of collaborative initiatives in respecting human rights / Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Lilach Trabelsi
31. Guiding principle 31: Effectiveness criteria for non-judicial grievance mechanisms / Anna Triponel
Part II. Principles for responsible contracts
32. Prc 1: Preparation and planning / Daria Davitti and Sorcha MacLeod
33. Prc 2: Managing potential adverse human rights impact / Shavana Haythornthwaite
34. Prc 3: Project operating standards / Dr Shavana Haythornthwaite
35. Prc 4: Contractual stabilization clauses / Jernej Letnar C̆ernic̆
36. Prc 5: Additional goods or services / Margaret G. Wachenfeld
37. Prc 6: Physical security for the project / Sorcha MacLeod and Daria Davitti
38. Prc 7: Designing inclusive community engagement strategies / Tehtena Mebratu-Tsegaye and Solina Kennedy
39. Prc 8: Project monitoring and compliance / Sarah Platts
40. Prc 9: Non-judicial grievance mechanisms / Stefan Zagelmeyer
41. Prc 10: Transparency and disclosure of contractual terms - the last and the least of the ten principles? / Motoko Aizawa
Index.
Summary
"This comprehensive Commentary provides an in-depth analysis of each of the 31 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as well as the 10 Principles for Responsible Contracts. It engages in both a legal and contextual examination of the Principles alongside their application to real world practices at both the domestic and international levels. Key Features: - One of the first detailed considerations of each of the Principles for Responsible Contracts - Contributions from more than 40 leading international academics and practitioners in the field - Discussion of legal and regulatory instruments as well as case law emanating from the Principles - Offers information on interpreting, analysing, and using the UNGPs and the Principles for Responsible Contracts in a centralized accessible format. Practitioners, including government officials, who are responsible for corporate governance and human rights issues will find this Commentary invaluable for its systematic analysis of the obligations of both States and corporations. It will also be of interest to academics and those working for NGOs in the area of business and human rights, as well as businesses themselves looking to incorporate sustainability initiatives into their corporate practices"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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