Virtual Course: Business and Human Rights
Date: Five Sessions: 7, 14, 21, 28 October and 4 November 2020
Time: 11:00 - 12:30 UK time
Venue: Online
Course Details
Business and human rights is an area of international human rights law in continuous development at the international and national levels. On successful completion of BIICL's Business and Human Rights training course participants will:
- Understand the human rights impacts resulting from business activities;
- Be aware of the core concepts and principles established by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
- Understand corporate human rights due diligence requirements and developments at the international, regional, and national levels;
- Consider recent examples of business and human rights issues, including case law; and
- Understand the context of business and human rights as a field of work.
Trainers
- Lise Smit, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
- Dr. Irene Pietropaoli, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
- Dr. Claire Bright, Nova University of Lisbon
- Stuart Neely, Norton Rose Fulbright
Course Lead: Lise Smit, Senior Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights and Director, Human Rights Due Diligence Forum.
Who is the course for?
The course is for a wide range of professionals interested in business and human rights, including in-house counsel, legal practitioners, NGO representatives, government representatives, academics, PhD students and other professionals.
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Course format
The virtual course format will consist of a series of five 1.5 hours sessions in which live (synchronous) teaching is offered via Zoom. Participants will be able to interact with the tutors and amongst themselves on screen.
Pricing and Registration
The course cost is £275 per person (including VAT)
Course Discounts Available
We are conscious of the many challenges posed by the current crisis and are seeking to do our part to support people preparing for the legal market in the days after the crisis. In view of this, we are offering a 15% discount on our courses to anyone for whom the current situation has resulted in reduced or precarious employment.
M oreover, in our effort to support greater engagement of under-represented groups in the legal profession, we are offering the same discount to people from such groups who take these courses.
To apply for the discount please Contact Us
15% discount for student members of BIICL
Details of student membership
30% discount for groups of 3 or more attendees from NGO organisations or staff of government
15% discount for groups of 4 or more attendees from commercial organisations
If you are interested in making a booking for this course please contact The Events Team
