On Wednesday, 26 April 2023, my colleague Nicky Touw and I presented at a symposium on ‘Colonisation in, of and through Business & Human Rights’ which was organized by the University of Tilburg & Working Group on Business and Human Rights of the Netherlands Network of Human Rights Research (NNHRR)
https://www.rethinkingslic.org/blog/news/172-talk-on-colonisation-and-business-and-human-rights-at-tilburg-universityTalk on Colonisation, and Business and Human Rights at Tilburg University
On Wednesday, 26 April 2023, Rethinking SLIC* team members Jindan-Karena Mann and Nicky Touw presented at a symposium on ‘Colonisation in, of and through Business & Human Rights’ which was organised by the University of Tilburg & Working Group on Business and Human Rights of the Netherlands Network of Human Rights Research and hosted at Tilburg University.
Join us in Tilburg or online for this symposium on "Colonisation in, of and through Business & Human Rights"! The symposium offers a full day of fascinating presentations by scholars from around the globe.
https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/institutes-and-research-groups/tilt/events/overview/symposium-colonisation-business-human-rights #businessandhumanrights #TWAIL
Symposium: Colonisation in, of and through Business & Human Rights | Tilburg University
April 2023 Tilburg University, the Netherlands
My colleague Tomas Hamilton just published this blogpost on EJIL:Talk! about “Corporate accountability and Iranian drones in the Ukraine war”. Check it out
https://www.ejiltalk.org/corporate-accountability-and-iranian-drones-in-the-ukraine-war-could-sanctions-lead-to-prosecutions-for-international-crimes/
Corporate accountability and Iranian drones in the Ukraine war: Could sanctions lead to prosecutions for international crimes?
Throughout the Ukraine conflict, allegations have been made against foreign businesses for providing various types of direct or indirect support for Russia’s military attacks. Most recently, firms were placed under US sanctions on 15 November 2022 for ‘the production or ongoing transfer to Russia of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles used by Russia [in] devastating attacks […]
Dean Gerken: Why Yale Law School Is Leaving the U.S. News & World Report Rankings
A statement from Yale Law School Dean Heather K. Gerken on U.S. News & World Report rankings.
It was great to my research on the historical and structural root causes of BzHR violations at a workshop on “Law and Political Economy of Business and Human Rights” at Erasmus University last week!
https://twitter.com/maharafiatal/status/1591075259851370498?s=12&t=YZRHkjDYSxEUOn4AVdKv4A
Dr Maha on Twitter
“.@JindanMann: human rights violations in global supply chains are facilitated by racial othering, but efforts to combat those violations *also* center a debate between lawyers and boardrooms in the Global North about-but-without people in the Global South.”
