Ireland to publish national action plan on business and human rights, finally
Ireland will become the “16th country in the world, and the 12th EU member state to adopt a national plan on business and human rights” according to Minister of State […]
Tag Archives: Ireland
Ireland’s new Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs on corporate responsibility
With Ireland having a new Taoiseach in Leo Varadkar, the former Minister for Social Protection, and a new Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, whose Department has assumed the responsibility […]
‘Ireland dragging its heels on national business and human rights action plan’
The following is a guest piece which I was very pleased to be asked to write for the bi-monthly Public Interest Law Alliance Bulletin. You can find an archive of […]
Two new European Union reports on business and human rights
Recent reports from two separate European Union bodies highlight the need for continuing efforts to advance the business and human rights agenda. The general thrust of both documents is that […]
Opening Remarks: ‘Exploring litigation as a business and human rights remedy’ conference
On 24 March 2017, the Irish Centre for Human Rights hosted a one-day conference at NUI Galway entitled: ‘Exploring litigation as a business and human rights remedy’. The conference looked at […]
Reblog: Should Irish Companies be Liable for Selling Software to Syria?
In advance of the business and human rights litigation conference on 24 March at NUI Galway, I am reposting this blogpost from 2013, which looked at the potential liability of software companies for […]
Programme announced for Galway business and human rights litigation conference
On 24 March 2017, the Irish Centre for Human Rights will host a one day conference entitled ‘Exploring litigation as a business and human rights remedy’. The programme for the […]
