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12 June 2020

Will the UK follow the EU’s lead on human rights due diligence?

Following the announcement that the European Commission will introduce mandatory human rights due diligence (“HRDD”) legislation for EU companies, the question arises as to what a post-Brexit UK will do in...

09 June 2020

Switzerland to hold referendum on proposed human rights due diligence law

A referendum on a Swiss civil society initiative on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence for companies is expected to be held towards the end of the year. A...

03 June 2020

US DOJ seeks to stop human rights lawsuits against corporations

In a May 26, 2020 filing, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that domestic corporations cannot be sued in U.S....

19 May 2020

Queensland case to focus on the human rights implications of climate change

Snapshot A group of young Queenslanders is challenging the mining lease and environmental approval for the Waratah coal mine, part of the Galilee Coal Project. Although detailed grounds are not...

19 May 2020

COVID-19: Pressure Points: Business and respect of human rights (Global)

The current COVID-19 crisis is putting businesses under unprecedented levels of pressure, in terms of time, finances and operations. Meanwhile, human rights within businesses and their value chains are at...

06 May 2020

2021 law will make human rights due diligence mandatory for EU companies

European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders has announced that the European Commission will introduce legislation in 2021 to make human rights due diligence mandatory for EU companies....

31 March 2020

NSW legislative committee recommends NSW Modern Slavery Act be brought into force in 2021

After receiving over 100 submissions, the New South Wales Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Social Issues has released its Final Report into the Modern Slavery Act 2018 and...

30 September 2019

Could Germany introduce a mandatory human rights due diligence law?

On 10 September 2019, the seventh anniversary of the devastating fire in the Ali Enterprises factory in Pakistan whose main customer was the German retailer KiK, a coalition of NGOs...

26 September 2019

Climate change as a human rights issue?

Although climate change impacts human rights, the situation is more complex than simply stating that climate change violates our human rights, say Dr Georgios Zampas and Oliver Elgie....

16 August 2019

NSW Modern Slavery – opportunity to provide input

In June 2018, the Parliament of New South Wales passed the NSW Modern Slavery Act, ahead of the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act which passed in December 2018....

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Will the UK follow the EU’s lead on human rights due diligence?

Switzerland to hold referendum on proposed human rights due diligence law

US DOJ seeks to stop human rights lawsuits against corporations

Queensland case to focus on the human rights implications of climate change

COVID-19: Pressure Points: Business and respect of human rights (Global)

2021 law will make human rights due diligence mandatory for EU companies

NSW legislative committee recommends NSW Modern Slavery Act be brought into force in 2021

Could Germany introduce a mandatory human rights due diligence law?

Climate change as a human rights issue?

NSW Modern Slavery – opportunity to provide input

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