Clifford Chance

Access to Remedy: The Next Frontier?

16 March 2017

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) have encouraged and assisted companies to adopt policies and due diligence processes aimed at respecting human rights. Less progress has been made to implement the UNGP's framework for the provision of access to effective remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuse. This so-called "forgotten pillar" will receive specific attention in 2017.

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