UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Edited by Barnali Choudhury, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Director of the Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security, Canada and Honorary Professor, University College London, UK

‘The Commentary is a must-have for everyone who is working on business and human rights. The UNGPs constitute the base of all the work that has been done over the years in the field. Thus, to be able to comprehend what business and human rights mean and to build on them, it is essential to examine the UNGPs in detail, which is what the Commentary provides.’

• Contents: Foreword by Surya Deva xxviAcknowledgements xxixTable of cases xxxiTable of legislation xxxiiThe UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Principles for Responsible Contracts: AnIntroduction 1Barnali ChoudhuryPART I THE UNITED NATIONS GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON BUSINESSAND HUMAN RIGHTS1 Guiding Principle 1: Scope of Obligations 12Daniel Augenstein2 Guiding Principle 2: Expecting Business to Protect Human Rights 20Claire Methven O’Brien3 Guiding Principle 3: General State Regulatory and Policy Functions 28Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Rachel Chambers4 Guiding Principle 4: The Obligations of States in Markets With Respect to Enterprises Owned, Controlled, orSupported by the State 35Larry Catá Backer5 Guiding Principle 5: The Content of the State Duty to Protect in the Context of Privatization 42Humberto Cantú Rivera6 Guiding Principle 6: Respecting Human Rights Through Commercial Transactions 49Annamaria La Chimia7 Guiding Principle 7: Supporting Business Respect for Human Rights in Conflict-Affected Areas 56Olga Martin-Ortega and Fatimazahra Dehbi8 Guiding Principle 8: Ensuring Policy Coherence 63Jena Martin9 Guiding Principle 9: Domestic Policy 70Carolina Olarte-Bácares10 Guiding Principle 10: States as Members of Multilateral Institutions 77Gamze Erdem Türkelli11 Guiding Principle 11: The responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights 85Sara L. Seck12 Guiding Principle 12: Minimum Human Rights Standards for Pillar II 92Sarah Joseph13 Guiding Principle 13: Responsibility of the Business Sector 101Kishanthi Parella14 Guiding Principle 14: Nature and Size of the Business Enterprise 109Kishanthi Parella15 Guiding Principle 15: Businesses Implementing Policies and Practices 113Kishanthi Parella16 Guiding Principle 16: Policy Commitments 118Maddalena Neglia17 Guiding Principle 17: Human Rights Due Diligence 126Robert McCorquodale and Cristina Blanco-Vizarreta18 Guiding Principle 18: Human Rights Impact Assessments 136Claire Bright and Céline da Graça Pires19 Guiding Principle 19: Acting Upon Human Rights Impact Assessments 145Björn Fasterling20 Guiding Principle 20: Tracking Business Human Rights Responses 155Andreas Rühmkorf21 Guiding Principle 21: Communication of Human Rights Impacts 162Andreas Rühmkorf22 Guiding Principle 22: Remediation 169Florencia S. Wegher Osci23 Guiding Principle 23: Legal Compliance Issues of Business Enterprises 176Simon Baughen24 Guiding Principle 24: Prioritization of Severe Human Rights Impacts by Businesses 184Salvador Herencia-Carrasco25 Guiding Principle 25: Access to Remedy—Foundational Principle 189Dalia Palombo26 Guiding Principle 26: Domestic Judicial Mechanisms 198Penelope Simons27 Guiding Principle 27: State-based Non-judicial Grievance Mechanisms 206Markus Krajewski28 Guiding Principle 28: Non-state-based Grievance Mechanisms 214Jennifer A. Zerk29 Guiding Principle 29: Non-State-Based Grievance Mechanisms; Role of Business 222Martijn Scheltema30 Guiding Principle 30: The Role of Collaborative Initiatives in Respecting Human Rights 230Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Lilach Trabelsi31 Guiding Principle 31: Effectiveness Criteria for Non-Judicial Grievance Mechanisms 237Anna TriponelPART II PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTS32 PRC 1: Preparation and Planning 248Daria Davitti and Sorcha MacLeod33 PRC 2: Managing Potential Adverse Human Rights Impact 255Shavana Haythornthwaite34 PRC 3: Project Operating Standards 263Dr Shavana Haythornthwaite35 PRC 4: Contractual Stabilization Clauses 270Jernej Letnar Černič36 PRC 5: Additional Goods or Services 277Margaret G. Wachenfeld37 PRC 6: Physical Security for the Project 285Sorcha MacLeod and Daria Davitti38 PRC 7: Designing Inclusive Community Engagement Strategies 292Tehtena Mebratu-Tsegaye and Solina Kennedy39 PRC 8: Project Monitoring and Compliance 299Sarah Platts40 PRC 9: Non-judicial Grievance Mechanisms 306Stefan Zagelmeyer41 PRC 10: Transparency and Disclosure of Contractual Terms – The last and the least of the ten principles? 314Motoko AizawaIndex