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New jurisdiction rules for Duty of Vigilance disputes

By Christelle Coslin & Margaux Renard

May 5, 2021

Four years after the enactment of the Duty of Vigilance Law, the French National Assembly adopted in first reading on 4 May 2021 the Climate and Resilience bill which clarifies in its Article 71 ter the question of which French…

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Indigenous peoples’ rights and large-scale development projects: Avoiding unexpected risks in the Americas

By Orlando Cabrera

April 20, 2021

Indigenous peoples’ rights and large-scale development projects: Avoiding unexpected risks in the Americas

Introduction

Many countries across the Americas are home to large indigenous populations: Mexico has around 25.7 million people, Guatemala, 6.5 million, Bolivia 5.4 million, the US 4.3…

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Growing convergence towards a hard law duty of care in the EU

By Christelle Coslin & Margaux Renard

March 29, 2021

Recent years have seen a general move towards increased accountability and responsibility obligations imposed on businesses to respect human rights and prevent adverse impacts throughout the value chain. Nearly ten years after the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on…

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Current Status Supply Chain Act (Germany)

By Désirée Maier, Dorina Bruns & Tanja Woempner

February 19, 2021

The German government is planning to introduce a national Supply Chain Act. A corresponding draft bill was approved by the cabinet on 3 March and is expected to be passed before the end of this legislative period. That timeline could mean…

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Business and Human Rights: Recent panel discussion on the international, European and French landscape

By Christelle Coslin & Margaux Renard

January 25, 2021

On 21st January 2021, a roundtable was organised by the Association Française des Juristes d’Entreprises (AFJE), Doctrine and Le Grand Continent to discuss where Business and Human Rights issues stand.

Alongside Christelle Coslin, Partner in Hogan Lovells’ Paris litigation…

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The Business and Human Rights landscape is shifting – be part of the conversation

By Christelle Coslin, Liam Naidoo, Kevin O'Connor & Margaux Renard

January 18, 2021

The European Commission has opened an important new consultation. It asks about the possibility of introducing a mandatory duty for all companies operating in the EU to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence across their supply and/or value chains.…

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EU adopts a global human rights sanctions regime

By Lourdes Catrain, Aline Doussin, Iris Karaman & Stéphanie Seeuws

December 14, 2020

On 7 December 2020, the EU adopted a global human rights sanctions regime. No individuals have been designated yet. Going forward, this means that companies should ensure that they conduct sanctions screening on all counterparties and business partners against the…

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Switzerland: Responsible business initiative narrowly rejected despite gaining 50.7% of popular vote

By Christelle Coslin & Margaux Renard

December 7, 2020

The public referendum which took place on 29 November 2020 in Switzerland (see here for further background information) rejected the proposed Responsible Business Initiative despite gaining 50.7% of the popular vote on 29 November 2020.

Due diligence obligation and liability for Swiss-based…

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Switzerland: a public referendum on human rights due diligence for Swiss-based companies

By Christelle Coslin & Margaux Renard

November 26, 2020

As expected, a public referendum as regards the Responsible Business Initiative (“RBI”) – i.e. a proposal launched in April 2015 by a coalition of Swiss civil society organisations on mandatory human rights due diligence for Swiss-based companies – will take…