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Course dates:

From 23 May
to 26 June 2022

Free enrolment until 12 June 2022

Course Outline

The course encompasses a 5-week period. Participants are expected to engage in approximately 25 hours of active learning through readings, videos, discussions and quizzes.

The course is articulated in two modules:

Module 1 focuses on the general international framework on the relation between business and human rights. In particular, it summarily explains standards, mechanisms, benefits and challenges in the current set up, especially at the United Nations and regional level. Specific attention will be paid to the UN Guiding Principles, the UN Global Compact, and other recent initiatives, examples and practices.

Module 2 is dedicated to specific themes of pressing value: the protection of human rights defenders working on business-related abuses; the case-law emerging from recent developments; corporate responsibility to respect human rights and the development of legislation on mandatory due diligence; the challenges of intersectionality and in particular the rights of children in relation to business practices. In so doing, the course analyses the links with the international framework and provides examples from different regional areas.

 

Module 1 - International Framework

Module 2 - Focus Areas

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    30 May – 5 June 2022

    Protecting business-related Human Rights Defenders


    Ana Zbona, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, UK