Tag: Human Rights Council

International Markets and Armed Conflict – Part I

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‘Conflict Financing’ is a periodic email bulletin from Professor Bruce Broomhall, Department of Law, University of Quebec at Montreal. The list supports those interested in conflict financing, natural resources and armed conflict, and related questions. Professor Broomhall has kindly allowed LoR to excerpt the latest number. This edition of our bulletin looks at current efforts…

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Why States Were Right to Endorse Ruggie’s Guiding Principles

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In June, member states at the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution endorsing Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights. This is an important step forward, the first time any UN body has endorsed a soft-law instrument on business responsibilities. As the Council was deliberating, LoR’s Mark Taylor published the following post in support…

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