See English version Daniel Cerqueira, Alexandra Montgomery Cuando un Estado permite la constitución de empresas en su sistema legal pero no establece garantías frente a las actividades de estas en el extranjero, podría beneficiarse de la externalización de las violaciones de derechos humanos en otros territorios. Esta situación se agudiza si el Estado huésped, donde […]
Extraterritorial obligations: a missing component of the UN Guiding Principles that should be addressed in a binding treaty on business and human rights
Ver versión en español Daniel Cerqueira, Alexandra Montgomery When a State enables the creation of companies under its legal system but refrains from imposing safeguards on their activities abroad, it can benefit from corporate activities that might result in human rights violations in other territories. This situation is exacerbated when the host State where subsidiaries operate […]
El Gobierno de Canadá promete un seguimiento más riguroso de las empresas canadienses en el extranjero
English version here Shin Imai, Charis Kamphuis El 16 de enero de 2018, el Gobierno de Canadá anunció que creará una nueva figura, el Defensor Canadiense para la Responsabilidad Empresarial (Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, CORE). Este organismo investigará denuncias sobre las actividades de empresas canadienses en el extranjero, y formulará recomendaciones tanto al gobierno […]
Canadian government promises stronger monitoring of Canadian companies operating abroad
Shin Imai, Professor and Charis Kamphuis On January 16, 2018, the Government of Canada announced that it will create a new Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE). The office will investigate complaints about the activities of Canadian companies abroad, and make recommendations to both government and the companies themselves. This is a spectacular breakthrough on […]
Prompting the ETOs Debate in the Inter-American Human Rights System
Daniel Cerqueira This article was published as a chapter on the book, For Human Rights Beyond Borders: Handbook on how to hold States accountable for extraterritorial violations by the ETOs Consortium Español In October 2013, a number of Latin American civil society organizations (CSOs) participated in a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) entitled […]
Justicia en las Américas 