RT Article
T1 Conceptualizing corporate accountability in international law: models for a business and human rights treaty
JF Human rights review
VO 22
IS 1
SP 45
OP 64
A1 Bernaz, Nadia 1978-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/175090344X
AB This article conceptualizes corporate accountability under international law and introduces an analytical framework translating corporate accountability into seven core elements. Using this analytical framework, it then systematically assesses four models that could be used in a future business and human rights (BHR) treaty: the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights model, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights model, the progressive model, and the transformative model. It aims to contribute to the BHR treaty negotiation process by clarifying different options and possible trade-offs between them, while taking into account political realities. Ultimately, the article argues in favour of the BHR treaty embracing a progressive model of corporate accountability, which combines ambitious development of international law with realistic prospects of state support.
K1 Universal declaration of human rights
K1 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
K1 corporate accountability
K1 Treaty
K1 business and human rights
DO 10.1007/s12142-020-00606-w