Business & Human Rights

Professor Seeks Next Stage of BHR Principles

August 20, 2014

An article by Professor Tara Melish discusses how to move "beyond the end of the beginning" in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), including "empowering" civil society participation and considering the role of a binding international BHR treaty.
Activists Seek HRIAs in Trade Negotiations

August 20, 2014

Human rights activists are calling for the EU and the U.S. to perform human rights impact assessments (“HRIAs”) in negotiating trade deals with countries such as Vietnam, which they say do not respect labor rights and other human rights.
Professors Warn of Business Influence over U.S. Policymaking

August 20, 2014

Professors Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page write that an analysis of data relating to the policy influence of various actors in the U.S. political system indicates that business interests have a strong effect on U.S. policy decisions compared to ordinary citizens.
Bogojevic Explores EU Environmental Protection Based on Human Rights

August 20, 2014

Professor Sanja Bogojevic has published an article considering the use of EU human rights law as an avenue toward securing "constitutionalization" of an individual right to environmental protection within the bloc.
Greenpeace Pushes Global Environmental Governance

August 13, 2014

An article from directors at Greenpeace International calls for a new mechanism of global governance that has the authority to sanction governments that do not take sufficient action to rein in businesses that contribute to climate change.