Human Rights, Supply Chains and the “Due Diligence” Standard for Responsible Business
In this Article, Professor Muchlinski, Professor in International Commercial Law at SOAS and author of Multinational Enterprises and the Law, considers the radical 2011 revision of the OECD Guidelines to incorporate human rights, supply chain and due diligence responsibilities.
This revision stems directly from the work of John Ruggie, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Business and Human Rights, in developing the UN Framework for Business and Human Rights which was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council by way of Guiding Principles in March 2011.
Professor Muchlinski explores the concept and scope of these new responsibilities by which the OECD Guidelines offer a reformed approach to multinational enterprises seeking to balance their economic interests with their social responsibilities.
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