New Global Standards for Business and Human Rights

摘要

On 16 June 2011 the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed a set of Guiding Principles for managing the risk of business activities having significant adverse impacts on human rights. This marks the first time the United Nations has laid out what the expectations are of States and companies with respect to human rights in the context of business activity. Even before their endorsement, important elements of the Guiding Principles have been adopted and integrated into other relevant multilateral institutional contexts. This article considers the Guiding Principles and their likely impact.