- August 30, 2018
Arbitrating business and human rights disputes: uncharted territory
Last October, we wrote about the proposal by a working group of international law specialists to use arbitration to resolve disputes that arise out of human rights abuses involving businesses. Since then, the proposal has evolved into a project led by The Hague Institute for Global Justice to draft a set of international arbitration rules … Continue reading Arbitrating business and human rights disputes: uncharted territory →
- October 16, 2017
Arbitration: a new forum for business and human rights disputes?
On 27-29 November 2017, the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights will convene in Geneva. Its central theme: Access to Effective Remedy. In line with this shifting focus by the international community on the third pillar of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), a working group of international law specialists published … Continue reading Arbitration: a new forum for business and human rights disputes? →
