This submission for the UN Working group on Business and Human Rights was prepared by members of the Transnational Legal Clinic Defending a Living Earth (DEFEND-BIO legal clinic) hosted at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University. RWI is an independent academic institution that combines multi-disciplinary human rights research with education, support and outreach to contribute to a wider understanding of, and respect for, human rights and international humanitarian law. Currently, we have offices in Lund, Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Harare, Jakarta, Nairobi, Phnom Penh, and Yerevan. This Submission showcases challenges, lessons learned and recommendations on the role of judicial and non-judicial instances regarding business-related human rights in the context of food systems.