The un Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

: The following paper outlines the historical context in which the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights evolved. It summarizes the Guiding principle's framework: Protect, Respect, Remedy, and names the relevant human rights treaties and covenants. It gives an overview on the relevant questions that might arise in the different departments of a company, depending on the activity and the countries of its operations. Further, the paper lists how different governments committed...
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: The following paper outlines the historical context in which the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights evolved. It summarizes the Guiding principle's framework: Protect, Respect, Remedy, and names the relevant human rights treaties and covenants. It gives an overview on the relevant questions that might arise in the different departments of a company, depending on the activity and the countries of its operations. Further, the paper lists how different governments committed to the Guiding Principles, and which international standards and codes of conduct included them into their codes.