Session Type: PDW Workshop
Program Session: 359 | Submission: 11358 | Sponsor(s): (SIM, OMT)
Scheduled: Saturday, Aug 11 2018 1:00PM - 3:00PM at Marriott Chicago Downtown - Magnificent Mile in Belmont Avenue Ballroom |
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Business and Human Rights and Access to Justice: Theoretical Premises and Empirical Evidence
Access to Justice |
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Coordinator: Kathleen Rehbein, Marquette U.
Coordinator: Judith Schrempf-Stirling, GSEM - U. of Geneva
Presenter: Florian Wettstein, U. of St. Gallen
Presenter: Juliane Reinecke, King's College London
Presenter: Valentina Marano, Northeastern U.
Presenter: Heather Elms, American U.
Presenter: Michael E. Johnson-Cramer, Bucknell U.
Participant: Michelle Karen Westermann-Behaylo, U. of Amsterdam
Presenter: Tricia Olsen, U. of Denver
Presenter: Annie C. Snelson-Powell, U. of Bath
Presenter: Elisa Giuliani, U. of Pisa
Presenter: Jordi Vives Gabriel, - |
| The primary objective of this workshop is to generate a conversation across disciplines by presenting multiple perspectives on access to justice for human rights violations ranging from physical integrity and labor abuses, environmental degradation, or the exploitation of indigenous people. A growing consensus exists amongst practitioners and society at large that corporations have human rights obligations (the so-called "corporate responsibility to respect human rights") (Ruggie, 2013). Moreover, there is a consensus communicated through global norms, namely the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), that firms have a role and responsibility to address human rights concerns. According to recent research, an increasing number of corporations have implemented human rights policies, however, corporations continue to be the source of social discord in a host country or, at a minimum, intensify human rights problems. Consequently, there needs to be a shift in BHR research to understanding the access to justice for human rights violations. |
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Kathleen Rehbein
Marquette University
Shorewood WI
(414) 331-9214
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