It is a pleasure to welcome back Lucas Roorda as a guest poster on “Rights as Usual”. M. Roorda is a Ph.D. candidate at Utrecht University, in the Institute of International, Social and Economic Public Law. He specializes in extraterritorial jurisdiction over corporate human rights violations. This post is his. *************************************** On 10 April 2019, the Supreme Court Continue reading

It is a pleasure to welcome Anna Triponel (@ATriponel) on Rights as Usual. Anna is a business and human rights advisor specialized in advising companies, their in-house legal departments, law firms and investors on what human rights mean for business on a day-to-day basis. She has lived and worked in many countries, including Kenya after the Continue reading

The Business and Human Rights Practitioners’ Network aims to connect professionals from all sectors in the business and human rights field, particularly early to mid-career practitioners. It acts as a forum for those with expertise in business and human rights to share their knowledge. It aims to promote cross-stakeholder debate on business and human rights Continue reading

Earlier this month, the Permanent Mission of Ecuador, on behalf of the Chairmanship of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) in charge of the elaboration the business and human rights treaty, released a Zero Draft Optional Protocol to the Zero Draft “Legally binding instrument to regulate, in international Human Rights law, the activities of transnational Continue reading

It is a pleasure to welcome Dr Caleb Wheeler on Rights as Usual (@CalebHWheeler). Caleb is a lecturer in law at Middlesex University in London whose work focuses on international criminal law and international human rights law. This post is his. ********************************************** In May 2017, three non-governmental organisations submitted an Article 15 Communication to the International Criminal Court seeking Continue reading

It is a pleasure to welcome Daniela Heerdt on Rights as Usual (@DanielaHeerdt). Daniela is a PhD candidate at Tilburg Law School. She also coordinates the Netherlands Network for Business and Human Rights (@NLNBHR). This post is hers. ********************************************** As awareness of the adverse human rights impact of mega-sporting events began to spread, international sports organizations stepped Continue reading

It is a pleasure to welcome Germán Zarama on Rights as Usual. Germán is a Senior Researcher at the Regional Representation of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (CREER-IHRB). He is a lawyer and holds an M.A in International Relations (University of Bologna), specialized in Public Management for Development (IADB)). He can be contacted Continue reading

It is a pleasure to welcome Carmen Márquez Carrasco and Laura Íñigo Álvarez on Rights as Usual. Carmen Márquez Carrasco is Professor of Public International Law and International Relations at the University of Seville. Her research focuses on business and human rights, the interactions between IHL and human rights, and the EU and human rights. Continue reading

This post is the sixth in the Jesner v Arab Bank special series on this blog. Previous posts are here, here, here, here, and here. It is a pleasure to welcome Dr Tara Van Ho (@TaraVanHo) on Rights as Usual. Tara is a lecturer in law at the University of Essex. Her research focuses on business and human rights. More information Continue reading

Cette contribution est la cinquième de la série consacrée à Jesner v Arab Bank sur ce blog. Les autres contributions (en Anglais) sont ici, ici, ici et ici. C’est avec plaisir que j’accueille Paul Lorentz sur Rights as Usual. Paul est étudiant dans le Master 2 Droits de l’Homme, Sécurité et Développement  à la faculté Continue reading