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Tribunal Allows Rights Claim Under Trade Treaty
February 15, 2017
An article by Naomi Briercliffe of Allen & Overy LLP describes how a recent case by an Argentina-Spain investment tribunal finding, in principle, that governments can recover remedies from private companies for violating the right to "adequate housing and living conditions" could provide a basis for future human rights claims against businesses under investment treaties.
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Legal Alert Warns Retailers on BHR Scrutiny
February 15, 2017
A client alert from the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman describes comments from the UK’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights regarding fashion retailers' adherence to the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda and advising retailers to follow reporting and other BHR guidance on ridding their supply chains of forced labor.
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UN Backs Principles for "Sustainability" Finance
February 14, 2017
The UN Environment Finance Initiative has contributed, with the support of nearly 20 large banks and investors, to the development of a set of Principles for Positive Impact Finance to be used by investors in determining whether financing opportunities are aligned with the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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NGO Criticizes UK Ruling on Overseas Oil Pollution
February 14, 2017
Amnesty International has criticized a ruling of the UK High Court that it does not have jurisdiction to review claims of Nigerian plaintiffs that energy company Shell was responsible for alleged oil pollution by the company's Nigerian subsidiary, arguing that British courts are the only forum in which the plaintiffs can obtain a remedy for such environmental harm.
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ILO Trains Unions on Communications Strategy
February 14, 2017
The UN's International Labour Organization recently hosted a conference in Geneva for communications officers from trade union organizations around the world with the aim of developing a global training manual on strengthening such unions through communications and campaign strategies.
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