Every minute, 20 people are forced to flee their homes somewhere around the globe, half of them are children. In New York and Geneva another clock is ticking, as state leaders are struggling to negotiate a new global agreement for … Continue reading » “Commitments and Compromises: will the world be able to secure a better deal for refugees?”
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Roundtable on Anti-Corruption and Human Rights – How to become mutually reinforcing?
A recent roundtable held by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund, Sweden featured two days of discussions, study, and brainstorming on the connection between anti-corruption work and human rights.
Morten Kjaerum, Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute: “The goal of … Continue reading » “Roundtable on Anti-Corruption and Human Rights – How to become mutually reinforcing?”
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A Two-Track, Multi-Channel Regulatory Model. Brief 4
The story of human rights corporate accountability is not a story of a move towards stringent international and transnational regulations. One discussion nowadays is whether the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights (UNGPs) should be hardened into law. … Continue reading » “A Two-Track, Multi-Channel Regulatory Model. Brief 4”
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Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals
This volume offers a history of one of the most important issues of our age. It begins with an analysis of the characters of Adolf Eichmann and Heinrich Himmler, the two men in charge of “the Final Solution”. It moves … Continue reading » “Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals”
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Policy Developments in Six Policy Channels: Brief 3
This brief tracks recent developments in different policy fields such as economic law, human rights and development cooperation, and corporate social responsibility. Root causes of abuses in transnational business operations are highlighted both at the top and bottom of the … Continue reading » “Policy Developments in Six Policy Channels: Brief 3”
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Regulating in a Transnational Context: Three Foundational Principles: Brief 2
This brief, the second in a series of four, puts forward three foundational principles that explain the difficulties in regulating multinational enterprises. This has implications on whether more or less coercive strategies could be pursued to ensure responsible business conduct.… Continue reading » “Regulating in a Transnational Context: Three Foundational Principles: Brief 2”
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Three Baselines for Business and Human Rights: Brief 1
After endorsing the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights (UNGPs) in 2011, the UN began in 2014 work on a possible treaty on business and human rights. This brief explains the progression of legal reasoning around corporate human … Continue reading » “Three Baselines for Business and Human Rights: Brief 1”
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WHAT IS A COMPACT? Migrants’ Rights and State Responsibilities Regarding the Design of the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
On 19 September 2016, in response to the large movements of refugees and migrants around the world, the UN General Assembly held its first ever summit dedicated to this topic. The outcome was the New York Declaration for Refugees and … Continue reading » “WHAT IS A COMPACT? Migrants’ Rights and State Responsibilities Regarding the Design of the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration”
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Human rights are good corrections: A partnership between the Kenya Prisons Service and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute
Focused on approaching human rights through a correctional lens, as well as investing in people rather than infrastructure, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) established a mutually beneficial and sustainable relationship with the Kenya Prison … Continue reading » “Human rights are good corrections: A partnership between the Kenya Prisons Service and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute”
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