New book: Building a Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Cambridge University Press will shortly publish an exciting new book entitled Building a Treaty on Business and Human Rights; Context and Contours. The book is edited by Surya Deva, of […]
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Ireland’s position on a binding business and human rights treaty
Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, recently gave a statement outlining the Government’s official position on the efforts underway at the United Nations to develop a binding business and human rights […]
Where is Ireland’s national action plan on business and human rights? (Updated)
For several years now, the Irish government has been promising to produce a national action plan on business and human rights. It seems that such a plan is imminent for […]
‘The Elephant in the Room’: Corporate Tax Avoidance & Business and Human Rights
The Business and Human Rights Journal has just made an advance version of my article on corporate tax avoidance and business and human rights freely available. Here is the abstract for the […]
UN Human Rights bodies upping the ante on business and human rights
United Nations human rights monitoring bodies have engaged to varying degrees with business and human rights issues in recent years. Readers of the blog may recall instances where Ireland was […]
Candidates for UN Working Group on business and human rights
Congratulations to Professor Anita Ramasastry who tops the list of candidates for the vacant seat on the United Nations Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and […]
UN Committee calls on Ireland to ensure that business respects children’s rights
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Ireland to take measures to ensure that the rights of the child are respected by companies. In an […]
