There can be no more fitting a day to publish a collection of articles focused on migrants’ rights than 18 December, International Migrants Day.…
Central and Eastern Europe has often been forgotten from business and human rights discourse. Unjustifiably so. Whereas some European countries have been the front-runners in developments in business and human rights standards, several challenges, including systematic business-related human rights abuses, have been prevalent in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).…
The late twentieth and early twenty first centuries have […] come to be widely touted as the era of human rights – a sentiment that captures both the preponderance of rights-talk and the immense promise that it invariably carries.…
Dear readers, We hope you are well. We’re here with an early end-of-year present: a wonderfully eclectic new issue of the German Law Journal taking you to all corners of the world.…
Our 2019 article Rights Holders’ Participation and Access to Remedies: Lessons Learned from the Doce River Dam Disaster analyses remediation efforts that followed the collapse of the Fundão mining tailings dam in 2015 in Brazil which caused severe environmental, social, and economic losses.…
The long-awaited Second Revised Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights was published on 6 August 2020, bringing high hopes for accountability in cases of corporate human rights abuses (the Resource Centre’s unofficial summary of the latest draft is available here).…
This Open Access week, we profile the German Law Journal (GLJ), which has been a pioneer of open scholarly publishing in law since its foundation in 2000.…
Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) was only on the statute book for 41 days and not yet in force when Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash introduced a ballot measure asking Californians to exempt them from this key piece of state employment legislation.…
As per 28 September, the total COVID-19 cases in Indonesia reached 278,722, following a single day increase of 3,509 in new cases.…
‘Big Data on BHR: Innovative Approaches to Analysing the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre Database’, a recently published article in the Business and Human Rights Journal, provides new insights into the study of business and human rights (BHR).…
Socio-Legal Studies in Germany and the UK: Theory and Methods Dear Readers, We hope that the beginning of the academic year has been kind to you, and that you are all staying safe and healthy through the challenges of virtual, blended, and face-to-face teaching.…
In contemporary Iraq, there is an interesting and ever evolving interplay between non-state affiliated Shi’i seminaries, whose jurists have the authority to determine the content of Islamic law, and the state, which makes and enforces its own law. …
In July 2020, a High Court judgment in Begum v Maran was handed down where, for the first time, an English court has grappled with the controversial issue of “shipbreaking”.…
The summer issue of Legal Information Management is now available electronically from Cambridge University Press; print copies will be arriving in due course.…
Since the beta launch of Higher Education from Cambridge University Press in June we have received positive feedback, including about the new HTML reading experience, the powerful search tool and the new Examination Copy request form.…
Dear Esteemed Readers, For some of us the academic year has already started, for some of us it is right around the corner; some will teach online, some will teach in person, some will do both; some will have the freedom of a sabbatical, and regret travel restrictions, some are in the middle of the application process to enter academia; wherever you are, whatever your mode of teaching or research will be, whatever position you are in professionally, the latest issue of the German Law Journal is there for all of you and offers some great and maybe distracting reading (something almost everyone is probably grateful for in these extraordinary times).…
Prior to the advent of the Factories Act of 1883, India had seen the worst of an unregulated labour market, a convenient indentured labour base for the British Empire which saw workers as dispensable commodities to its profit-making industries.…
Publishing a journal article is an important part of our academic work, but the process can be challenging, particularly for early career scholars (ECSs) who often juggle precarious teaching and research contracts and need to have published articles before they can apply for a more secure job.…
On June 30th the Higher Education website initially launched with a small selection of 80 online textbooks, with more titles due to be added throughout the following months.…
The 1926 Slavery Convention fixed the definition of the term ‘slavery’ in international law. Article 1 (1) of the Convention states that ‘slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised’.…
Introduction Many state governments of India have amended their labour laws in the wake of the economic crisis posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.…
This post was originally published on the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre’s website and can be accessed here. The devastating human rights implications of the global COVID-19 pandemic have been thoroughly documented: Civil society has exposed the failure of many governments to protect their citizens and of many businesses to respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights.…
Dear Readers, As teaching in a memorable pandemic-time term draws to an end, we are most happy to add to your summer reading list: the latest issue of the German Law Journal!…
As the Covid-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions put in place to attempt containment drag on, around 200,000 merchant seafarers are trapped aboard ships in violation of international law.…
Higher Education from Cambridge University Press is our new online textbook website, launched in August 2020. In recent months Cambridge University Press has introduced a new set of strategies to support changing teaching and learning needs as higher education institutions prepare for a more digitally driven future in the wake of pandemic.…
In this post Dean Knox, Will Lowe, and Jonathan Mummolo expand upon their APSR article ‘Administrative Records Mask Racially Biased Policing‘ which was recently published online.…
The parliamentary tug-of-war over the ‘Responsible Business Initiative’ (RBI) has come to a preliminary end. It is now certain that the Swiss public will vote on the popular initiative, which aspires to introduce the responsibility of businesses for human rights and the environment abroad into the Swiss Federal Constitution.…
The British & Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) has awarded the Wallace Breem Memorial Award 2020 to Lesley Dingle, from the University of Cambridge’s Squire Law Library, for her work in establishing and developing the Eminent Scholars Archive (ESA).…
The difficult climate of contemporary academia (research exercises, managerialism, limited funding, etc) can be especially harsh for early career scholars. This is even more true in these extraordinary times of academic social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which they are forced to work from home without their friends, colleagues and supervisors.…
Last year This time last year, the British & Irish Assocation of Law Librarians (BIALL) met on the south coast of England for its annual conference in the setting of the Bournemouth International Centre to celebrate 50 years since the establishment of the Association in 1969.…
Last year the British & Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) celebrated its 50th anniversary. A year on and the feature article in the spring 2020 issue of Legal Information Management (LIM) marks 50 years since the journal was launched in 1970.…
We are honored to officially start our editorship of the American Political Science Review. We do so with great excitement, but also with some solemnity.…
Whistleblowers have become essential watchdogs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In my recent article in the European Journal of Risk Regulation I discuss the main whistleblowing cases in China, the USA and Europe showing how workers, especially medical workers, are not only on the front line of dealing with this global crisis, but also confronting censorship of information by governments and authorities.…
Let’s face it – stepping (sitting) in front of a camera has become a staple component of working from home during the global pandemic.…
The recent gas leak from the LG polymer gas plant has wreaked havoc in the town of Visakhapatnam in India. A toxic gas – styrene – leaked at around 3 am on May 7 from LG Polymer, a South-Korean-owned local plastic-manufacturing plant.…
Conflict-driven societies are the most difficult places for exercising even basic human rights and are more prone to gross violations of human rights.…
In this time of coronavirus crisis, we are seeing many of the less well-off workforce in the UK and the West under stress.…
Dear Esteemed Reader, It is my pleasure to announce the most recent issue of the German Law Journal and remind you of our most recent Call for Special Issue Proposals (submission deadline 31 July 2020).…
Cet article est une traduction réalisée avec l’aide de Pauline Hoerner de l’article de blog suivant : All Eyes on France – French Vigilance Law First Enforcement Cases (2/2) The Challenges Ahead, publié au Business and Human Rights Journal Blog en janvier 2020.…
Cet article est une traduction réalisée avec l’aide de Pauline Hoerner de l’article de blog suivant : All Eyes on France – French Vigilance Law First Enforcement Cases (1/2) Current Cases and Trends publié au Business and Human Rights Journal Blog en janvier 2020.…
Late last month, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) revoked its ban on imports from a Malaysian rubber gloves manufacturer accused of engaging in forced labour.…
The past years have seen a growing interest in the role of businesses in the protection of human rights and the environment.…
The global pandemic Covid-19 has turned the world upside down. Although it is not nearly over, it has already taught all of us: businesses, States and civil society, lessons beyond the outbreak to correct market failures and reshape the global economy to be more inclusive and less of a pollutant.…
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has appealed for human rights to be front and centre of the coordinated international response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
The first United States (US) human trials of a coronavirus vaccine began in March. These trials are being conducted by a research organisation in Seattle. …
A wild animal displaced from its natural environment enters into contact with other animals in a crowded market. It becomes the vector of a virus, previously unknown to the human body, which is later passed on to humans and starts spreading from person to person.…
This post was originally published as part of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre’s Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update which can be accessed here.…
Special Issue on Border Justice: Migration and Accountability for Human Rights Violations Esteemed readers, dear friends, Corona is dominating our lives.…
The global pandemic has shaken up our societies and global economy. It will run deep in every society worldwide for months and years to come.…
Should Facebook users be treated equally? In late 2018, Mark Zuckerberg announced the creation of the Facebook Oversight Board (FOB), a purportedly independent global body that would adjudicate hard cases of content moderation on the platform.…
Many of us are discovering that working at home for a long stretch can be difficult. Staying productive and motivated is a challenge, and it is not always easy to find a routine to keep things running smoothly.…
amfori is a global business association bringing together over 2,400 retailers, brands and associations from more than 40 countries. Our membership contains organizations of all sizes and sectors with a combined turnover of more than one trillion euros.…
In the context of corporate accountability and remedy, the inequality of arms is an oft-cited concern. A corporate opponent is likely to have more financial resources, organization and access to relevant information in the pursuit and course of conflict resolution.…
Individuals, workers, communities, are all exposed to harm, and yet they are on the periphery of transnational regulation, even when they are its critical object.…
In recent years, there has been a considerable increase in attention paid to the benefits and pitfalls of using non-State-based grievance mechanisms as an avenue to seek remedy for business-related human rights abuse. …
There is a good deal of discussion these days about a change of paradigm in the prevailing business model of most companies.…
Experience in several states across Europe shows that the individual sense of whether COVID-19 represents an emergency situation that requires drastic, temporary, behavioral changes and social distancing (#stayathome) appears to differ starkly and, to a certain extent, is dependent on cultural patterns of socializing.…
As the world rushes to counter the continued spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), inevitably human rights will be put at odds with the protection of public health.…
As COVID-19 sweeps around the world, even initially recalcitrant governments are taking drastic action. This consists, in part, of protection for businesses, workers, homeowners and renters who may unable to meet their financial commitments and/or basic needs.…
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, on her visit to Italy in January 2020, outlined the issue of ‘caporalato’ as one of the main priorities of the Italian agricultural sector.…
It’s on everybody’s lips – Covid-19, more commonly referred to as the Coronavirus! Perhaps, like me, you have been glued to the media networks, social media channels and other news outlets trying to understand the scale and scope of one of the biggest surprise pandemics of our times.…
Following civil society organisations’ tireless efforts in Palestine and around the world, the UN Office of the High Commissioner fulfilled the mandate entrusted to it by the Human Rights Council in 2016 by recently publishing a list of 112 companies associated with Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).…
In the past few years there have been a range of national legislation and proposed legislation seeking to create corporate accountability for the human rights impacts of their activities.…
Esteemed readers, dear friends, Wherever you are in these exceptional times, we hope that you and your loved ones are safe.…
On 12 February 2020, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Commissioner) issued a report on all business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) (Report).…
On 12 February 2020, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Commissioner) issued a report on all business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) (Report).…
Corporate capture, ‘the means by which an economic elite undermine the realization of human rights and the environment by exerting undue influence over domestic and international decision-makers and public institutions,’ is a concept developed by ESCR-Net to understand the extent and mechanisms of corporate influence being exerted over State and international bodies in the modern neoliberal age.…
The International & Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ) is delighted to be bringing its popular Publishing Workshop to the University of Leeds on 25th March.…
Dear Reader, The year is just six weeks old, but the German Law Journal is already releasing its second issue of the year.…
All eyes are on France as the enforcement mechanism set out in the French Law on the Corporate Duty of Vigilance (the “Vigilance Law”) is now set in motion.…
All eyes are on France as the enforcement mechanism provided in the French Law on the Corporate Duty of Vigilance (the “Vigilance Law”) is now set in motion.…
Rights of Victims The Revised Draft has evolved to a more robust victim-centric approach under Article 4 and other relevant provisions that expand the rights of victims.…
Introduction While under classical international law the State was the main subject of rights and duties, international human rights law has marked a shift from a State-centric to a victim-centric approach.…
Dear readers, Happy New Year, and welcome to the new decade! We hope you enjoyed a restful break, and are full of energy to tackle the new year!…
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