The Business and Human Rights Review Archive
The Business and Human Rights Review is an interdisciplinary journal that brings together academia, business, NGOs and multilateral bodies to debate issues surrounding the relationship between business and human rights. It is published by Allen & Overy’s Human Rights Working Group.
For further information about The Business and Human Rights Review or the issues raised therein, please contact the editorial board at BHRR@allenovery.com.
Seventh Issue: Shifting gears on human rights performance: from responsive to proactive
This edition of the Review focuses on the collaborative practices developed by major stakeholders in the field and the increasingly proactive participation of corporations in the debate surrounding the human rights responsibilities of the private sector.
The Business and Human Rights Review: Archive issues
Sixth Issue: Subsidiaries and Supply Chains Under Scrutiny
Sixth Issue: Subsidiaries and Supply Chains Under Scrutiny
Against a backdrop of increasing scrutiny on businesses’ supply chains and global operations, this edition of The Business and Human Rights Review considers recent regulatory developments and the measures taken by corporations to address human rights risks.
Read more
Fifth Issue: Opening up on responsible business practice
Fifth Issue: Opening up on responsible business practice
As the trend towards increased regulation and scrutiny of companies’ human rights impacts continues, the Review brings together diverse voices to discuss the role that business can play in protecting, respecting and promoting human rights across the world.
Read more
Fourth Issue: A business approach to ending modern slavery
Fourth Issue: A business approach to ending modern slavery
In this issue we take a close look at the issue of modern slavery from a range of perspectives.
Read more
Third Issue: The Move to Greater Corporate Transparency
Third Issue: The Move to Greater Corporate Transparency
Topics covered in this issue include, among others, the Thun Group of Banks’ Discussion Paper on the Guiding Principles, a discussion of the evolving legal landscape for human rights risk in the supply chain in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel.
Read more
Second Issue: Implementing the Guiding Principles
Second Issue: Implementing the Guiding Principles
Topics covered in this issue include, among others, the human rights considerations for businesses investing in Myanmar, the experiences of companies implementing the Principles on Children's Rights and Business and an update on transnational human rights litigation.
Read more
First Issue: Banking on Human Rights
First Issue: Banking on Human Rights
The inaugural issue includes interviews with Mark Harding (Barclays General Counsel), Pam Jestico (HSBC), Shami Chakrabarti (Liberty) and Clare Algar (Reprieve) on topics ranging from the influence of human rights on investment treaty arbitration to the role of women on corporate boards.
Read more
