Workshop

9:00 – 9:30

Registration

9:30 – 10:00

Welcome – Markus Krajewski, Professor of Law, Chair for Public Law and Public

International Law, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

10:00 – 10:30

Keynote – Jernej Letnar Černič, Professor of Law, Faculty of Government and European
Studies, Nova univerza, Ljubljana, Slovenia

10:30 – 10:45

Markus Krajewski, Reformulating the Concept of Corporate Responsibility for Human
Rights under the OECD Guidelines: Research Design of the OECD Case Law Analysis
Project

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 13:00

Panel I: Review of the Human Rights Responsibilities of Different Actors under the OECD NCP Case Law

• Otgontuya Davaanyam, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  Articulating Responsibility for Human Rights and the Environment in the Financial Sector:
  Outlook on the Specific Instances of the OECD National Contact Points
• Luise Michael and Marie-Louise Boehler, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  Parent Companies’ Responsibility for Human Rights in OECD NCP Case law
• Domenico Carolei, University of Stirling
  The Application of the OECD Guidelines beyond Multinationals – an Analysis of the NCP Case law about complaints against Non-profits

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:15

Panel II: Examining Corporate Human Rights Responsibilities relating to Specific Challenges

• Bartosz Kwiatkowski, Frank Bold
  Corporate Human Rights Responsibility in Tech Sectors
• Sandra Mara Flügel Assad, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
  The Effectiveness of National Contact Points for the Protection of Women’s Human Rights in Brazil and Argentina

15:15 – 15:45

Coffee break

15:45 – 17:00

• Cornelis J.W. Baaij, Utrecht University
  Soft Law and Hard Language: Responsible Business Conduct through OECD’s Grievance Mechanism
• Kateryna Buriakovska, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  Corporate Responsibility in High-risk areas: The OECD NCP Case Law Analysis

17:00 – 17:30

Closing session

9:00 – 9:30

Welcome

9:30 – 10:45

Theme III: The Evolving Concept of Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights and Environment in OECD Case Law

• Francesca Mussi, University of Trento
  Using the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to Address Climate Change-Related Issues: Which Contribution from the Case-Law of the NCPs?
• Ekaterina Aristova, University of Oxford, Catherine Higham, Ian Higham, Joana
  Setzer, London School of Economics
  Conceptualising Corporate Climate Change Responsibilities under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

10:45-11:15

Coffee break

11:15-13:00

Theme IV: Scrutinizing the Effectiveness under the OECD NCP Case Handling System

• Kari Otteburn, KU Leuven
  Degrees of Remedy: Limits to Effective Remedy through National Contact Points of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises for Victims of Business-Related Human Rights Violations
• Laura Inigo Alvarez, Nova University Lisbon
  Improving the Effectiveness of Remedies under the OECD National Contact Points: Issues of Legitimacy and Accessibility
• Tamar Meshel, University of Alberta
  NCPs as Grievance Mechanism

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 – 15:00

Final discussion and Closing remarks

15:00 – 18:00

Optional visit to Nuremberg city (Street of Human Rights, Court room 600)