Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
This study reviews the progress of implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in non-EU countries, five years after their unanimous adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011. Much progress has already been achieved, with i.a. relevant key international standards like OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises becoming aligned with the UNGPs, new tools being developed to provide guidance to governments and stakeholders and a basis being set for constructive discussion. This led to increased awareness and better understanding, building trust and engagement among various stakeholders. Yet, despite all efforts, business-related human rights abuse is still a serious problem. Further implementation of the UNGPs and related instruments is thus necessary, with special emphasis needed on access to remedy and justice for victims of business-related abuses. Less declaration and more real political will is needed, as states’ commitments to develop National Action Plans implementing the Guiding Principles have been far too slow to materialise, with only twelve NAPs being launched to date. Yet, the number of ongoing processes is promising, particularly in South America, although we have yet to see how meaningful and future action oriented their outcomes will be.
Študija
Zunanji avtor
Beata FARACIK, Human Rights Expert, President of the Board, Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business, Poland
O dokumentu
Vrsta publikacije
Ključna beseda
- država članica EU
- ekonomska geografija
- EVROPSKA UNIJA
- GEOGRAFIJA
- graditev Evrope
- kazensko pravo
- klasifikacija podjetij
- mednarodna trgovina
- mednarodna vloga EU
- MEDNARODNI ODNOSI
- mednarodni standard
- multinacionalna družba
- organizacija poslovanja
- politika sodelovanja
- POSLOVANJE IN KONKURENCA
- poslovna etika
- pravice in svoboščine
- PRAVO
- PROIZVODNJA, TEHNOLOGIJA IN RAZISKOVANJE
- socialna klavzula
- socialna odgovornost gospodarskih družb
- suženjstvo
- tehnologija in tehnični predpisi
- tretja država
- TRGOVINA
- trgovina z ljudmi
- človekove pravice