The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights : A Commentary /: A Commentary. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barnali Choudhury.
• Editors: Choudhury, Barnali
• Contents: Contents: Foreword by Surya Deva xxvi Acknowledgements xxix Table of cases xxxi Table of legislation xxxii The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Principles for Responsible Contracts: An Introduction 1 Barnali Choudhury PART I THE UNITED NATIONS GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS 1 Guiding Principle 1: Scope of Obligations 12 Daniel Augenstein 2 Guiding Principle 2: Expecting Business to Protect Human Rights 20 Claire Methven O'Brien 3 Guiding Principle 3: General State Regulatory and Policy Functions 28 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 35 Larry Catá Backer 5 Guiding Principle 5: The Content of the State Duty to Protect in the Context of Privatization 42 Humberto Cantú Rivera 6 Guiding Principle 6: Respecting Human Rights Through Commercial Transactions 49 Annamaria La Chimia 7 Guiding Principle 7: Supporting Business Respect for Human Rights in Conflict-Affected Areas 56 Olga Martin-Ortega and Fatimazahra Dehbi 8 Guiding Principle 8: Ensuring Policy Coherence 63 Jena Martin 9 Guiding Principle 9: Domestic Policy 70 Carolina Olarte-Bácares 10 Guiding Principle 10: States as Members of Multilateral Institutions 77 Gamze Erdem Türkelli 11 Guiding Principle 11: The responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights 85 Sara L. Seck 12 Guiding Principle 12: Minimum Human Rights Standards for Pillar II 92 Sarah Joseph 13 Guiding Principle 13: Responsibility of the Business Sector 101 Kishanthi Parella 14 Guiding Principle 14: Nature and Size of the Business Enterprise 109 Kishanthi Parella 15 Guiding Principle 15: Businesses Implementing Policies and Practices 113 Kishanthi Parella 16 Guiding Principle 16: Policy Commitments 118 Maddalena Neglia 17 Guiding Principle 17: Human Rights Due Diligence 126 Robert McCorquodale and Cristina Blanco-Vizarreta 18 Guiding Principle 18: Human Rights Impact Assessments 136 Claire Bright and Céline da Graça Pires 19 Guiding Principle 19: Acting Upon Human Rights Impact Assessments 145 Björn Fasterling 20 Guiding Principle 20: Tracking Business Human Rights Responses 155 Andreas Rühmkorf 21 Guiding Principle 21: Communication of Human Rights Impacts 162 Andreas Rühmkorf 22 Guiding Principle 22: Remediation 169 Florencia S. Wegher Osci 23 Guiding Principle 23: Legal Compliance Issues of Business Enterprises 176 Simon Baughen 24 Guiding Principle 24: Prioritization of Severe Human Rights Impacts by Businesses 184 Salvador Herencia-Carrasco 25 Guiding Principle 25: Access to Remedy—Foundational Principle 189 Dalia Palombo 26 Guiding Principle 26: Domestic Judicial Mechanisms 198 Penelope Simons 27 Guiding Principle 27: State-based Non-judicial Grievance Mechanisms 206 Markus Krajewski 28 Guiding Principle 28: Non-state-based Grievance Mechanisms 214 Jennifer A. Zerk 29 Guiding Principle 29: Non-State-Based Grievance Mechanisms; Role of Business 222 Martijn Scheltema 30 Guiding Principle 30: The Role of Collaborative Initiatives in Respecting Human Rights 230 Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Lilach Trabelsi 31 Guiding Principle 31: Effectiveness Criteria for Non-Judicial Grievance Mechanisms 237 Anna Triponel PART II PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTS 32 PRC 1: Preparation and Planning 248 Daria Davitti and Sorcha MacLeod 33 PRC 2: Managing Potential Adverse Human Rights Impact 255 Shavana Haythornthwaite 34 PRC 3: Project Operating Standards 263 Dr Shavana Haythornthwaite 35 PRC 4: Contractual Stabilization Clauses 270 Jernej Letnar Černič 36 PRC 5: Additional Goods or Services 277 Margaret G. Wachenfeld 37 PRC 6: Physical Security for the Project 285 Sorcha MacLeod and Daria Davitti 38 PRC 7: Designing Inclusive Community Engagement Strategies 292 Tehtena Mebratu-Tsegaye and Solina Kennedy 39 PRC 8: Project Monitoring and Compliance 299 Sarah Platts 40 PRC 9: Non-judicial Grievance Mechanisms 306 Stefan Zagelmeyer 41 PRC 10: Transparency and Disclosure of Contractual Terms – The last and the least of the ten principles? 314 Motoko Aizawa Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (378 pages)
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights; International human rights law; LAW -- International; LAW -- Business & Financial; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Intergovernmental Organizations; Financial law; United Nations & UN agencies; Treaties & other sources of international law
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800375673; 1800375670
• Related ISBNs: 9781800375666
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