Business & Human Rights

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.
Professor Criticizes Maximizing Profits as Business Purpose

August 13, 2014

Associate Professor Surya Deva of the City University of Hong Kong writes that businesses must redirect their operations in an effort to recognize their purpose as a "social organ" in respecting human rights.