Business & Human Rights
BIICL has extensive expertise in the area of business and human rights, the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and legal developments around human rights due diligence.
Our Business and Human Rights team undertakes research and produces reports on for wide-ranging audiences, including business, legal practitioners, governments and civil society. Details of our reports and publications are below.
We also provide training, submit consultations in legislative processes around the globe, and host events on business and human rights-related topics. Our UNGPs in Legal Practice Roundtable Series is a membership initiative for legal practitioners working on these issues.
Human Rights Due Diligence Forum

ProjectsView All
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Reporting and Disclosure Obligations for Companies
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 17th August 2023
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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics
Ivano Alogna | 3rd July 2023
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Identifying and comparing impacts of mHREDD legal models on internal corporate practice
Lise Smit | 20th June 2023
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Human Rights Responsibilities of Multi-National Enterprises Working in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Cuba
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 15th June 2021
Business and Human Rights+3
NewsView All
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BIICL offers first executive education with world-renowned business school ESCP
18th July 2022
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Former BIICL Director joins UN working group on business and human rights
13th July 2022
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Historic new European Sustainability Due Diligence law follows pioneering BIICL study
23rd February 2022
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BIICL-led due diligence study basis for European legislative initiative
30th April 2020
Business and Human Rights
BlogsView All
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AI Ethics and the Rule of Law: Business and Human Rights Considerations
Irene Pietropaoli | 19th May 2023
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The Cuban tourism sector: mitigating the risk of labour exploitation in a holiday paradise...
Rosana Garciandia, Jean-Pierre Gauci | 6th March 2023
Business and Human Rights+2 -
A model law with the key elements for an EU Regulation to prohibit the import and export of products made or transported with forced labour
Irene Pietropaoli | 10th November 2022
Business and Human Rights+2 -
Supplying governments amidst modern slavery provisions in public procurement.
Sofia Gonzalez De Aguinaga | 4th November 2022
Business and Human Rights+1
PublicationsView All
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Corporate Climate Litigation: Lessons Learned, Comparative Perspectives and Future Pathways
Ivano Alogna | 5th June 2023
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Human rights responsibilities of multinational enterprises and States in the Cuban tourism sector
Rosana Garciandia, Jean-Pierre Gauci, Irene Pietropaoli, Lise Smit | 13th April 2022
Business and Human Rights+3 -
Human Rights Due Diligence and Systemic Inequalities: Conference Report
17th March 2022
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Corporate Accountability and Liability Mechanisms for Climate Change: Event Report
9th December 2021
Business and Human Rights+2
Upcoming EventsView All
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Human Rights Due Diligence for Downstream Impacts
Event Date: 26th September 2023
AI and Data Worlds+1 -
Protection and recovery for vulnerable groups, post pandemic: European and Asian approaches
Event Date: 18th October 2023
AI and Data Worlds+2 -
Short Course: Business and Human Rights (Hybrid)
Event Date: 4th December 2023
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Human Rights Due Diligence in Contracts
Event Date: 5th December 2023
Business and Human Rights+1