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29 Jan 19
LONDON

The UNGPs and Legal Accountability in Corporate Groups

Time: 14.00-16.00 (Registration from 13.30) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP In the fourth roundtable of our UN…

Business and Human Rights
25 Mar 19
LONDON

Is Corporate Accountability Possible in Capitalism?

Time: 17.30 19.30 (Registration from 17.00) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP The speakers on the panel will discuss…

Business and Human Rights
25 Mar 19
LONDON

UK Business and Human Rights Scholars Network meeting

Time: 12.00-17.30 (Registration from 11.30) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP UK Business and Human Rights' Scholars…

Business and Human Rights
03 Apr 19
NEW YORK

Online advertising, human rights and the Rule of Law (New York)

Time: 18.00-19.30 (Registration from 17.30) Venue: Cantor Boardroom 11-75, New York University Stern School of Business, Henry Kaufman Management Center (KMC), 44 West 4th Street, New York 10012 This…

Business and Human Rights
11 Sep 19
LONDON

UNGPs in Legal Practice Roundtable Series: Human Rights Due Diligence and Corporate Liability

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Business and Human Rights
28 Nov 19
LONDON

Short Course: Public International Law in Practice (November 2019)

Short Course Public International Law in Practice offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

Arbitration+6
04 Dec 19
LONDON

HRDD Fourm: The interaction between investment disputes and human rights due diligence

Following recent regulatory decisions aimed at reaching climate change targets, states such as the Netherlands, Germany and the EU are facing investment disputes by companies which claim that their investments…

Business and Human Rights
03 Feb 20
LONDON

Short Course: Business and Human Rights

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…

Business and Human Rights
11 Feb 20
LONDON

A UK failure to prevent mechanism for corporate human rights harms: Is it legally feasible?

In March 2017, the UK Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report on business and human rights in which it proposed the introduction of a “failure to prevent” mechanism for corporate human rights…

Business and Human Rights
01 Apr 20
ONLINE

HRDD Forum: Damage control or opportunity for change?

In the second roundtable of our Human Rights Due Diligence Forum, speakers from civil society, consultants and a human rights institute will present case studies of how they advised and assisted companies…

Business and Human Rights
04 May 20
ONLINE

Business seminar: Presentation of two BIICL studies on human rights due diligence regulatory options in the UK and EU

Two new studies by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) consider how regulation might work within the EU and UK legal contexts respectively.

Business and Human Rights
06 May 20
ONLINE

Law firms and chambers seminar: Regulatory options for human rights due diligence in the EU and UK: Presentation of two BIICL studies

Two new studies by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) consider how regulation might work within the EU and UK legal contexts respectively.

Business and Human Rights
02 Jun 20
WEBINAR

Artificial Intelligence and Data Economy: A Business and Human Rights Approach

This is the second webinar in our series on 'Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Risks, and the Future of Regulation'. The rapid development of a data economy and artificial intelligence have created…

Artificial Intelligence+2
15 Jun 20
ONLINE

HRDD Forum: How to measure the 'effectiveness' of corporate human rights regulation

In this roundtable, speakers will present their experiences in measuring effectiveness from inter-disciplinary studies about the UK Modern Slavery Act, the French Duty of Vigilance Law, the UK Bribery…

Business and Human Rights
01 Jul 20
ONLINE

Europe Consultation on Revised Draft of the Proposed Business and Human Rights Treaty

In June 2014, the UN Human Rights Council established an open-ended intergovernmental working group 'to elaborate an international legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights…

Business and Human Rights
10 Sep 20
ONLINE

HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 1: Corporate Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts: The Status Quo

This panel will discuss the status quo of current corporate due diligence practices relating to climate change impacts, and consider to what extent these could be utilised, integrated, adapted and expanded…

Business and Human Rights+1
10 Sep 20
ONLINE

HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts

Series of 4 webinars organised by the HRDD forum which will look at the nature of due diligence as a legal standard of care, how this can be applied in relation to climate change, and what the practical…

Business and Human Rights+1
15 Sep 20
ONLINE

Webinar Series: Episode 1: Business and Human Rights Developments in Portugal

The first episode of this Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Series will be dedicated to the Business and Human Rights Developments in Portugal.

Business and Human Rights
17 Sep 20
ONLINE

HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 2: The (intended) impact of climate change litigation on corporate due diligence

This panel will consider whether climate change litigation is even intended to have impacts on corporate due diligence, whether there is any evidence that litigation to date (ongoing, successful or otherwise)…

Business and Human Rights+1
22 Sep 20
LONDON

Short Course: Public International Law in Practice

Short Course Public International Law in Practice offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The two-day programme…

Arbitration+5
24 Sep 20
ONLINE

HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 3: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Laws: What are their Implications Regarding Corporate Climate Change impacts?

This panel will consider the legal implications of the scope of some new and proposed mandatory human rights due diligence laws, and focus on how the respective legal standards would apply to companies…

Business and Human Rights+1
28 Sep 20
ONLINE

Business and Human Rights Developments in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal

In this session, experts will present findings from recent studies on the business and human rights landscapes of Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal. These studies consider various aspects relating to the…

Business and Human Rights
29 Sep 20
ONLINE

Virtual Course: Public International Law in Practice

Virtual course focuses on current developments in public international law and their application in national and international dispute resolution, policy-making and in international legal and diplomatic…

Arbitration+6
01 Oct 20
ONLINE

HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 4: Meeting the Standard: What Does Adequate Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Look Like in Practice?

This panel will focus on which steps companies could take to meet a legal standard to undertake human rights due diligence for their climate change impacts. The speakers will provide practical examples…

Business and Human Rights+1
07 Oct 20
ONLINE

Virtual Course: Business and Human Rights

This course provides an understanding of the human rights impacts resulting from business activities, outlines the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and explains corporate human rights…

Business and Human Rights+1
13 Oct 20
ONLINE

Webinar Series: Episode 2: Business and Human Rights Developments in Spain

The second episode of this Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Series will be dedicated to the Business and Human Rights Developments in Spain.

Business and Human Rights
10 Nov 20
ONLINE

Webinar Series: Episode 3: Business and Human Rights Developments in Italy

The third episode of this Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Series will be dedicated to the Business and Human Rights Developments in Italy

Business and Human Rights
10 Nov 20
ONLINE

Webinar Series: Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe

The aim of this webinar series is to gather scholars, legal practitioners, companies, civil society, government representatives, policy advisers, investors, insurers, and other relevant stakeholders from…

Business and Human Rights
12 Nov 20
ONLINE

Book Launch: Business, Human Rights and Transitional Justice

Speakers will explore the intersection between the areas of transitional justice and corporate accountability and the efficiency of transitional justice processes.

Business and Human Rights
15 Dec 20
ONLINE

Webinar Series: Episode 4: Business and Human Rights Developments in Switzerland

The forth episode of this Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Series will be dedicated to the Business and Human Rights Developments in Switzerland

Business and Human Rights
12 Jan 21
ONLINE

Webinar Series: Episode 5: Business and Human Rights Developments in Greece

The last episode of this webinar series will be dedicated to the Business and Human Rights Developments in Greece. The panel will consider the legislative and case-law developments in the field in Greece,…

Business and Human Rights
27 Jan 21
ONLINE

HRDD Forum: Human Rights Due Diligence in Contracts

In this session, speakers will consider issues around inclusion, negotiation and enforcement of contractual clauses for human rights due diligence, implications for leverage and risk shifting, and ultimately:…

Business and Human Rights
16 Feb 21
ONLINE

Short Course: Public International Law in Practice

Virtual course focuses on current developments in public international law and their application in national and international dispute resolution, policy-making and in international legal and diplomatic…

Arbitration+6
24 Feb 21
ONLINE

Contesting AI Explanations in the UK

Legal explanations of artificial intelligence (AI) are shaping its future. The General Data Protection Regulation includes a 'right to explanation' that secures a limited opening of the algorithmic 'black…

Artificial Intelligence+1
07 Apr 21
ONLINE

Short Course: Business and Human Rights

This course provides participants with an appreciation of the human rights impacts of business activities; an awareness of the core concepts and principles established by the UN Guiding Principles on Business…

Business and Human Rights+1
27 Apr 21
ONLINE

The legal implications of the proposed German Supply Chain Act (Lieferkettengesetz)

In this webinar, experts will consider the legal implications of the potential law, including for companies and rights-holders, and how the law would interact with other existing and proposed laws, such…

Business and Human Rights
14 Jun 21
ONLINE

HRDD Forum: Forum non conveniens and access to remedy in UK courts post-Brexit

Speakers will consider the application of the forum non conveniens doctrine and the implications of the Lugano Convention in this context. In some hosts states, courts do not have jurisdiction over foreign…

Brexit+2
15 Jun 21
ONLINE

Data for Investor action on Modern Slavery

There is increasing recognition of the important role of investors when it comes to addressing modern slavery risks in business supply chains and the private sector more generally. Investors' information…

Artificial Intelligence+2
24 Jun 21
ONLINE

Webinar Series: Business, Human Rights and the Environment in Europe

The overall aim of the webinar series is to ‘connect the dots’ between corporate due diligence and issues such as civil liability, private international law, contract and company law, the green deal,…

Business and Human Rights+2
09 Sep 21
ONLINE

HRDD Forum: Covid-19 and Value Chains: Three recent studies

At this thematic session, speakers will present their recent findings on the impact of Covid-19 in value chains, all the way from the agricultural fields, through the garment supply chain to the end use…

Business and Human Rights+4
27 Sep 21
ONLINE

Corporate Accountability and Liability Mechanisms for Climate Change: Developments and Comparative Models

In this panel discussion, speakers will examine the different models of corporate accountability and liability for climate change impacts. Speakers will discuss examples of corporate accountability and…

Business and Human Rights+2
27 Sep 21
ONLINE

Corporate Accountability and Liability Mechanisms for Climate Change: Practitioners’ Workshop

This closed, invitation-only legal practitioners' workshop will follow the morning's public webinar. It will be an actively moderated roundtable discussion focusing not only on climate-specific examples…

Business and Human Rights+2
07 Oct 21
ONLINE

Short Course: Public International Law in Practice

This virtual course focuses on current developments in public international law and their application in national and international dispute resolution, policy-making and in international legal and diplomatic…

Business and Human Rights+9
25 Oct 21
ONLINE

Human Rights Due Diligence and Systemic Inequalities

This conference will focus an intersectional lens on how the The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) apply to systemic inequalities, and consider the human rights due diligence responsibilities…

Business and Human Rights
27 Oct 21
ONLINE

Short Course: Business and Human Rights

This short course hosted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) provides participants with an appreciation of the human rights impacts of business activities; an awareness…

Business and Human Rights+1
24 Nov 21
ONLINE

Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability

The NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment is organising its First Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability organised in partnership with PLMJ, the Portuguese Chamber…

Business and Human Rights+1
06 Dec 21
ONLINE

HRDD Forum: Criminal liability for corporate human rights harms

At this discussion, speakers will analyse the concepts of individual and corporate criminal liability in the context of business and human rights, discuss recent and informative trends in case law, and…

Business and Human Rights
10 Mar 22
ONLINE

Short Course: Business and Human Rights

This course provides participants with an appreciation of the human rights impacts of business activities; an awareness of the core concepts and principles established by the UN Guiding Principles on Business…

Business and Human Rights+1
21 Mar 22
ONLINE

HRDD in the Public Sector and Public Procurement

During the pandemic, concerns were raised about national health authorities sourcing PPE allegedly produced through forced labour. These reports coincided with questions around revising the UK Modern Slavery…

Business and Human Rights+1
11 Apr 22
ONLINE

Business, Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence

Our event examines if the business and human rights framework should be applied to the emerging data-driven AI-based business model and how. Speakers will address three areas: i) the state duty to protect…

Artificial Intelligence+1

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