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Business and Human Rights during the Trump Era

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2018

Arvind GANESAN
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TrumpDeregulationBusinessHumanRights
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Developments in the Field
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Business and Human Rights Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , July 2018 , pp. 265 - 270
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Footnotes

1

Director, Human Rights and Business Division, Human Rights Watch.

References

2 http://www.voluntaryprinciples.org (last accessed 5 June 2018).

3 Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 11-203 (23 July 2010).

4 Executive Order No. 13627, Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts (25 September 2012).

5 Roger Yu, ‘Trump Signs Legislation to Scrap Dodd–Frank Rule on Oil Extraction’, USA Today, 15 February 2017 (https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/02/14/trump-scraps-dodd-frank-rule-resource-extraction-disclosure/97912600/).

6 Nadja Popovich, Livia Albeck-Ripka and Kendra Pierre-Louis, ‘67 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump’, New York Times, 31 January 2018 (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/05/climate/trump-environment-rules-reversed.html).

7 Janet Burnes, ‘Trump Order Drops Pesky Regulations on Equal Pay, Sexual Harassment’, Forbes, 14 April 2017 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2017/04/04/trump-order-drops-pesky-regulations-on-equal-pay-sexual-harassment/#5463db3d5c10).

8 Popovich et al, see note 6.

9 Julia Simon, ‘US Withdraws from Extractive Industries Anti-Corruption Effort’, Reuters Business News, 2 November 2017 (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-eiti/u-s-withdraws-from-extractive-industries-anti-corruption-effort-idUSKBN1D2290).

10 Popovich et al, see note 6.

11 Madeline Farber, ‘Apple CEO Tim Cook Really Does Not Like President Trump’s Travel Ban’, 9 February 2017 (http://fortune.com/2017/02/09/apple-ceo-tim-cook-donald-trump-travel-ban/).

12 Dakin Campbell and Hugh Son, ‘Goldman Sachs Breaks with Government Sachs on Immigrant Ban’, Bloomberg, 30 January 2017 (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-30/goldman-sachs-breaks-with-government-sachs-on-immigration-ban).

13 Alex Heath, ‘So Un-American it Pains Us All – How Tech Titans are Responding to Trump’s Immigration Ban’, Business Insider, 29 January 2017 (http://uk.businessinsider.com/tech-ceos-respond-to-trumps-immigration-ban-with-concern-calls-for-unity-2017-1?r=US&IR=T).

14 ‘Merck Chief Ken Frazier Resigns from Trump Council’, BBC News, 14 August 2017 (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-40921600).

15 Ed Crooks, ‘Trump Disbands Business Councils After More CEOs Quit’, Financial Times, 15 August 2017 (https://www.ft.com/content/4a8d62c5-ea78-3043-952d-24bf1cf5ee86).

16 Center for Climate Policy and Energy Solutions, ‘Business Support for the Paris Agreement’ (https://www.c2es.org/content/business-support-for-the-paris-agreement/).

17 Todd Frankel, ‘Why Apple and Intel Don’t Want to See the Conflict Minerals Rule Rolled Back’, Washington Post, 23 February 2017 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/why-apple-and-intel-dont-want-to-see-the-conflict-minerals-rule-rolled-back/2017/02/23/b027671e-f565-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.03314c82ca23).

18 Government of Canada, ‘Advancing Canada’s Approach on Responsible Business Conduct Abroad’ (https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2018/01/advancing_canadasapproachonresponsiblebusinessconductabroad.html).

19 Council of the European Union, ‘Conflict Minerals: Council Adopts New Rules to Reduce Financing of Armed Groups, 3 April 2017 (http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/04/03/conflict-minerals).

20 Cossart, S, Chaplier, J and Beau de Lomenie, T, ‘The French Law on Duty of Care: A Historic Step Towards Making Globalization Work for All’ (2017) 2:2 Google Scholar Business and Human Rights Journal 317–323 (doi: 10.1017/bhj.2017.14).

21 Sarah Altschuller and Amy Lehr, ‘Proposed Dutch Legislation on Child Labor Due Diligence: What You Need to Know’, Foley Hoag CSR and the Law, 24 August 2017 (http://www.csrandthelaw.com/2017/08/24/proposed-dutch-legislation-on-child-labor-due-diligence-what-you-need-to-know/).

22 ‘Australia Aims to be Global Leader, With Strong Anti-Slavery Law Expected in 2018’, Japan Times, 18 April 2018 (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/18/asia-pacific/social-issues-asia-pacific/australia-aims-global-leader-strong-anti-slavery-law-expected-2018/#.Wx3ZTlOFN8c).