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Minju Kang
Visiting Research Fellow
Biography Minju Kang, joined BIICL as Visiting Research Fellow in October 2023. Shortly before joining BIICL, she was at the Minerva Center of Human Rights at Tel Aviv University, conducting a research project on comparative studies of South Korea and Israel's migrant worker policies from the perspective of ethno-nationalism. Minju's research interests lie in labor and human rights issues in the context of transnationalization and new technology. The titles of her articles and presentations…
Business and Human Rights+2Georgia Greville
Researcher in Labour Exploitation and Human Rights
Biography Georgia Greville joined BIICL as Researcher in Labour Exploitation and Human Rights at BIICL in January 2022. She first joined BIICL as a volunteer researcher, part of the MOU with Melbourne Law School in 2021. Previously, Georgia has worked as a researcher at the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, and as a research assistant in public international law, specialising in business and human rights issues and international labour law. She has also completed internships with several…
Human Rights and IHL+2Jean-Pierre Gauci
Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training
Biography Dr. Jean-Pierre Gauci is Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training at BIICL. Recruited in 2014 as a research coordinator for the British Influences on International Law Project, his role was extended to that of research fellow in August 2015 and associate senior research fellow in 2017. Jean-Pierre holds a PhD in Law from King's College London; a Doctor of Laws and Magister Juris in International Law from the University of Malta. Beyond…
Climate Change+7Rosana Garciandia
Research Fellow in Labour Exploitation and Human Rights
Biography Dr Rosana Garciandia is Research Fellow in Labour Exploitation and Human Rights at BIICL. She conducts research on the international law response to human rights challenges, including labour exploitation and all contemporary forms of slavery. Her focus is on the responsibility of States and businesses, and on the potential of existing human rights mechanisms to protect victims from abuses. Rosana is also a Lecturer in Public International Law at King's College London and Associate…
Human Rights and IHL+3Short Course: International Labour Law
Last Updated: 2nd November 2023
Short Course: International Labour Law Share LinksCourse Outline Labour Law is a constantly evolving field of law and one which has a direct impact on governments, businesses, civil society organisations and workers. It influences the way in which governments design and enforce their labour laws and policies. It also establishes standards which are relevant for businesses, and it provides workers and workers' associations with mechanisms for protection. This course is designed…
Labour RightsShort Course: International Labour Law
Event Date: 24th October 2023
TRAINING Short Course: International Labour Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline International Labour Law is a constantly evolving field of law and one which has a direct impact on governments, businesses, civil society organisations and workers. It influences the way in which…
Business and Human Rights+3New BIICL study examines ways to recognise qualifications across EU
8th September 2023
BIICL has been commissioned by the European Committee of the Regions to undertake a research study entitled Attracting Global Skills and Talents to EU's cities and regions. The study will explore current practices across the European Union to facilitate the recognition of qualifications and skills of third-country nationals. The European Union's strategic approach to legal migration has, as one of its key elements, the facilitation of the recognition of qualifications and skills of third-country…
European Law+2Attracting Global Skills and Talents to EU's cities and regions
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 7th September 2023
The European Union's strategic approach to legal migration has, as one of its key elements, the facilitation of the recognition of qualifications and skills of third-country nationals. One of the challenges in such facilitation comes from the fact that EU member States have diverse qualifications and education systems, which are a primary competence of the Member States. BIICL has been commissioned by the European Committee of the Regions to undertake a research study aimed…
European Law+2Reporting and Disclosure Obligations for Companies
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 17th August 2023
Legislation in the European Union and many other jurisdictions is increasingly targeting corporate entities and creating new reporting and disclosure obligations in relation to the environmental, social and human rights impacts of companies' activities. In partnership with MadeBy, BIICL is undertaking a project to map the reporting and disclosure obligations for companies arising from sixteen instruments identified as key developments in the environmental and social sustainability…
Business and Human Rights+3Call for Papers: Vulnerability in and Across International Law
5th June 2023
Edited Volume and Workshop: Call for Papers The notion of vulnerability is a feature across a range of areas of international and domestic law. Individuals, groups, communities, geographies, resources and some States are increasingly described as 'vulnerable'. In many areas of law (including to a large degree, human rights), vulnerability is 'group-based' - in that particular groups are assumed to be vulnerable - and this group-based approach has been the basis of much of the existing (legal)…
Business and Human Rights+3The Cuban tourism sector: mitigating the risk of labour exploitation in a holiday paradise...
6th March 2023
Have you ever been to Cuba and enjoyed the hospitality and warmth of its people? If you have, you may have stayed in a European hotel branch in Havana or enjoyed the pleasures of the island in a foreign cruise, now that the presence of multinational corporations is part of the Cuban economic landscape. What you may be less aware of is the risk of labour exploitation associated with the tourism and hospitality sector in the island. Some of the waiters or kitchen personnel in those hotels, or…
Business and Human Rights+2HRDD Forum: Forced Labour Import Ban Developments
Event Date: 31st January 2023
EVENTS HRDD Forum: Forced Labour Import Ban Developments Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In September 2022, the EU Commission proposed a regulation to ban from the EU market products that were produced with forced labour. US customs authorities had already been implementing import…
Business and Human Rights+2Impacts of a lack of legal advice on adults with lived experience of modern slavery
23rd January 2023
New research led by BIICL found that the system providing legal advice to modern slavery survivors is inadmissible, disengaging, piecemeal, and significantly under-resourced. This has a profound impact on survivors and in areas much wider than previously understood, with much of legal advice provided by providers narrowly focused on trafficking, whereas survivors also need support in other areas, from the recognition as victims, immigration or criminal proceedings, to less talked about…
Labour Rights+2Short Course: International Labour Law
Event Date: 14th November 2022
EVENTS Short Course: International Labour Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details International Labour Law is a constantly evolving field of law and one which has a direct impact on governments, businesses, civil society organisations and workers. It influences the way in which governments…
Business and Human Rights+3A model law with the key elements for an EU Regulation to prohibit the import and export of products made or transported with forced labour
10th November 2022
This research was commissioned by Anti-Slavery International, the European Center for Constitutional Human Rights (ECCHR) and the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament. The legal analysis and drafting were conducted by Dr Irene Pietropaoli, Lise Smit, and Dr Julinda Beqiraj, of BIICL. The legal analysis and drafting were co-funded by the Greens/EFA Group and Freedom Fund. In September 2022, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation on prohibiting products made with…
Business and Human Rights+2Human rights responsibilities of multinational enterprises and States in the Cuban tourism sector
13th April 2022
The tourism and hospitality sector has been key to the development of the Cuban economy for decades. It is one of the essential economic pillars in the Cuban system, and one where foreign multinational corporations operate in partnership with State-owned companies to provide their services. As in many other geographical contexts, the Cuban tourism and hospitality sector has been associated with risks of labour exploitation, discrimination, and other human rights concerns. This report…
Business and Human Rights+3Platform for Organising by Workers for Empowerment and Recognition (GLP-POWER)
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 1st March 2022
BIICL is delighted to be joining forces with Solidar Suisse and Pragya in a project aimed to assess and promote new and innovative modes of organising for marginalized informal/precarious workers in Asia. GLP-Power seeks to enhance workers' agency and effective bargaining, increase the visibility of workers' causes, and support regional solidarity and inclusion while overcoming the impediments and restricted democratic space in their environments. Project - Tags The…
Human Rights and IHL+2Human Rights Responsibilities of Multi-National Enterprises Working in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Cuba
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 15th June 2021
Companies, including foreign companies, operating in the tourism and hospitality sector in Cuba have the responsibility to respect the human rights of workers. This includes the duty to set up policies and due diligence processes to assess the risk of labour exploitation in their supply chains, to identify exploitation cases, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for those workers whose rights may have been abused. States where those companies are domiciled also have obligations…
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