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Teaching Business and Human Rights
Business and human rights (BHR) is a rapidly developing field at the intersection of business, law, and public policy. Teaching Business and Human Rights is a practical guide and resource for the growing community of BHR teachers, students, and practitioners – from advocates and policymakers to business managers and investors. Chapter authors explain common BHR topics, suggest teaching approaches that work in the classroom, and identify helpful teaching resources. Chapters cover the building blocks of a BHR curriculum: foundational topics including corporate responsibility, human rights, and human rights due diligence; tools, such as legislation and litigation, to provide remedy and hold companies accountable for their human rights impacts; and the specific rights affected by businesses in different industries.
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Business and human rights (BHR) is a rapidly developing field at the intersection of business, law, and public policy. Teaching Business and Human Rights is a practical guide and resource for the growing community of BHR teachers, students, and practitioners – from advocates and policymakers to business managers and investors.
Chapter authors explain common BHR topics, suggest teaching approaches that work in the classroom, and identify helpful teaching resources. Chapters cover the building blocks of a BHR curriculum: foundational topics including corporate responsibility, human rights, and human rights due diligence; tools, such as legislation and litigation, to provide remedy and hold companies accountable for their human rights impacts; and the specific rights affected by businesses in different industries. Teaching BHR effectively has the potential to improve the protection of human rights as more individuals in the private sector, government and civil society work to advance the corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
Professors and students, practitioners in the private sector, government and civil society, and scholars of BHR will find this thorough and comprehensive resource indispensable.
Chapter authors explain common BHR topics, suggest teaching approaches that work in the classroom, and identify helpful teaching resources. Chapters cover the building blocks of a BHR curriculum: foundational topics including corporate responsibility, human rights, and human rights due diligence; tools, such as legislation and litigation, to provide remedy and hold companies accountable for their human rights impacts; and the specific rights affected by businesses in different industries. Teaching BHR effectively has the potential to improve the protection of human rights as more individuals in the private sector, government and civil society work to advance the corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
Professors and students, practitioners in the private sector, government and civil society, and scholars of BHR will find this thorough and comprehensive resource indispensable.
Critical Acclaim
‘Teaching Business and Human Rights covers a broad range of foundational topics as well as special thematic issues. It contains accessible contributions from leading scholars and practitioners. I have no doubt that this book will be a valuable resource for anyone teaching business and human rights at universities or in other settings.’
– Surya Deva, Macquarie University, Australia
‘Anthony Ewing is unquestionably one of the pioneers of the modern business and human rights movement, having taught many of the leading figures in the field. Teaching Business and Human Rights is the culmination of decades of experience in the classroom and in the field, with original contributions from distinguished experts and rising stars. The book contains throughout a masterful combination of intellectual rigor with practical, on the ground, insights and case studies. Students and teachers alike will find it a pleasure to use in the classroom.’
– Michael A. Santoro, Santa Clara University, US, Co-Founder, Business and Human Rights Journal
– Surya Deva, Macquarie University, Australia
‘Anthony Ewing is unquestionably one of the pioneers of the modern business and human rights movement, having taught many of the leading figures in the field. Teaching Business and Human Rights is the culmination of decades of experience in the classroom and in the field, with original contributions from distinguished experts and rising stars. The book contains throughout a masterful combination of intellectual rigor with practical, on the ground, insights and case studies. Students and teachers alike will find it a pleasure to use in the classroom.’
– Michael A. Santoro, Santa Clara University, US, Co-Founder, Business and Human Rights Journal
Contributors
Contributors: Christine Bader, Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, Eric R. Biel, Claire Bright, Nicolas Bueno, Humberto Cantú Rivera, Davis Chacon Hurtado, Rachel Chambers, Angela B. Cornell, Daria Davitti, Anthony Ewing, John Ferguson, Nina Luzatto Gardner, Erika George, Daniela Heerdt, Shareen Hertel, Lisa J. Laplante, Mina Manuchehri, Jena Martin, Robert McCorquodale, Roger McElrath, Ariel Meyerstein, Faris Natour, Justine Nolan, Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile, Michael Posner, Beth Roberts, Margaret E. Roggensack, Kendyl Salcito, Sara L. Seck, Sandra Sirota, Salil Tripathi, Elizabeth Umlas, Florian Wettstein, Mark Wielga
Contents
Contents:
1 Introduction to Teaching Business and Human Rights 1
Anthony Ewing
PART I FOUNDATIONAL TOPICS
2 Corporate responsibility 13
Florian Wettstein
3 Human rights 26
Anthony Ewing
4 Labor rights 43
Angela B. Cornell
5 The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights 58
Anthony Ewing
6 Right to remedy 74
Lisa J. Laplante
PART II BUSINESS PRACTICE
7 Corporations 88
Jena Martin
8 Human rights due diligence 100
Robert McCorquodale and Daria Davitti
9 Human rights impact assessment 113
Mark Wielga
10 Non-governmental human rights grievance mechanisms 129
Mark Wielga
PART III CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
11 Mandatory human rights due diligence 144
Claire Bright and Nicolas Bueno
12 Judicial remedy 160
Rachel Chambers
13 The Alien Tort Statute 176
Anthony Ewing
14 Complicity 187
Anthony Ewing
15 The OECD National Contact Point Mechanism 203
Elizabeth Umlas
16 Multistakeholder human rights initiatives 218
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Michael Posner
17 Business and human rights in the Inter-American System 229
Humberto Cantú Rivera
PART IV KEY ISSUES
18 Modern slavery in supply chains 243
Justine Nolan
19 Human rights and the environment 263
Sara L. Seck
20 Land rights 278
Mina Manuchehri and Beth Roberts
21 Rights of Indigenous Peoples 292
Kendyl Salcito
22 The right to food 310
Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile
23 The right to water 324
Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile
24 Technology and human rights 339
Faris Natour and Roger McElrath
25 Engineering for human rights 352
Shareen Hertel, Davis Chacon Hurtado, and Sandra Sirota
26 Finance, investors, and human rights 364
Erika George and Ariel Meyerstein
27 Accounting for human rights 383
John Ferguson
28 Mega-sporting events and human rights 396
Daniela Heerdt
29 Trade and human rights 409
Margaret E. Roggensack and Eric R. Biel
30 Business and conflict 423
Salil Tripathi
Bibliography 441
Index
1 Introduction to Teaching Business and Human Rights 1
Anthony Ewing
PART I FOUNDATIONAL TOPICS
2 Corporate responsibility 13
Florian Wettstein
3 Human rights 26
Anthony Ewing
4 Labor rights 43
Angela B. Cornell
5 The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights 58
Anthony Ewing
6 Right to remedy 74
Lisa J. Laplante
PART II BUSINESS PRACTICE
7 Corporations 88
Jena Martin
8 Human rights due diligence 100
Robert McCorquodale and Daria Davitti
9 Human rights impact assessment 113
Mark Wielga
10 Non-governmental human rights grievance mechanisms 129
Mark Wielga
PART III CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
11 Mandatory human rights due diligence 144
Claire Bright and Nicolas Bueno
12 Judicial remedy 160
Rachel Chambers
13 The Alien Tort Statute 176
Anthony Ewing
14 Complicity 187
Anthony Ewing
15 The OECD National Contact Point Mechanism 203
Elizabeth Umlas
16 Multistakeholder human rights initiatives 218
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Michael Posner
17 Business and human rights in the Inter-American System 229
Humberto Cantú Rivera
PART IV KEY ISSUES
18 Modern slavery in supply chains 243
Justine Nolan
19 Human rights and the environment 263
Sara L. Seck
20 Land rights 278
Mina Manuchehri and Beth Roberts
21 Rights of Indigenous Peoples 292
Kendyl Salcito
22 The right to food 310
Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile
23 The right to water 324
Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile
24 Technology and human rights 339
Faris Natour and Roger McElrath
25 Engineering for human rights 352
Shareen Hertel, Davis Chacon Hurtado, and Sandra Sirota
26 Finance, investors, and human rights 364
Erika George and Ariel Meyerstein
27 Accounting for human rights 383
John Ferguson
28 Mega-sporting events and human rights 396
Daniela Heerdt
29 Trade and human rights 409
Margaret E. Roggensack and Eric R. Biel
30 Business and conflict 423
Salil Tripathi
Bibliography 441
Index
