Workshop
Corporate Human Rights Responsibility in OECD Case Law: Actors, Issues, Responsibilities and
Remedy
Dates & times:
4 May 2023, 09:00-17:30, and 5 May 2023, 09:00-15:00
Location:
Senatssaal, Schlossplatz 4, 91054 Erlangen.
Please see for directions:
https://osm.rrze.fau.de/map-ll-osm?mlat=49.597869&mlon=11.004539&zoom=17
For possibilities to participate online, please e-mail otgontuya.davaanyam@fau.de
Thursday 4 May
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 – 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 |
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| • Luise Michael and Marie-Louise Boehler, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Parent Companies’ Responsibility for Human Rights in OECD NCP Case law |
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| • 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 |
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| 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 Sector |
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| • 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 17:00 – 17:30 | Closing session |
Friday 5 May
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome |
| 09:30 – 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? |
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| • 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 |
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| 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 |
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| • Laura Inigo Alvarez, Nova University Lisbon Improving the Effectiveness of Remedies under the OECD National Contact Points: Issues of Legitimacy and Accessibility |
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| • Tamar Meshel, University of Alberta NCPs as Grievance Mechanism |
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| 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) |
Discussants of the workshop:
Antoine Duval, Asser Institute
Basak Baglayan, University of Luxembourg
Jernej Letnar Černič, Nova univerza
Katharine Booth, OECD Watch
Markus Krajewski, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Monika Feigerlova, Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Stéphanie Caligara, Global Legal Action Network
