Monday, October 26, 2009

Conference: Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Violations

On December 15th and 16th, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law will host a conference on "Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Violations." The provisional program is here. Here's a description:
Participants in the conference include legal experts in business and human rights, business executives, civic leaders and academics. The discussion will focus on the relationship between international law and corporations, the legal risks associated with corporate complicity in human rights violations, soft law mechanisms, business and human rights due diligence and the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. The conference will also present the tentative conclusions of the joint Lauterpacht Centre/First Africa project on Corporate Complicity in Human Rights violations.