BusinessHuman Rights in Devel

1.5 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Since the endorsement of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (hereinafter the ‘Guiding Principles’ or the ‘UNGPs’) by the UN Human Rights Council in 2011, they became a soft (non-binding) international framework to address the relationship between business and society through its “Protect, Respect and Remedy” approach. These Guiding Principles are grounded in the recognition that (a) States’ existing obligations to respect, protect and fulfill human rights and fundamental freedoms; (b) the role of business enterprises as specialized organs of society performing specialized functions, required to comply with all applicable laws and to respect human rights; (c) the need for rights and obligations to be matched to appropriate and effective remedies when breached. This course will analyze the substantive and practical implications of embedding a business and human rights dimension in sustainable development across Latin America and the Caribbean region through the Guiding Principles framework lens.