UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 2011

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 2011
- Type: International Law
- Released Date 20-Dec-2011
Business enterprises are a key avenue globally for the enjoyment of human rights. They can contribute through employment creation, local development and innovation, for example. However, the adverse impacts resulting from the activities of businesses continue to be a key challenge. New normative clarity on the roles and responsibilities of States and business enterprises has emerged with the endorsement by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a set of Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in June 2011.
- Download