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Nigeria: human rights abuses involving corporations

Feb 20, 2012

Victims of human rights abuse by companies – mainly the oil industry – in Nigeria have very limited access to legal remedies and reparation, a new report by the ICJ shows.

Access to justice: human rights abuses involving corporations in Brazil

Aug 2, 2011

Access to justice and effective legal remedies are crucial elements in the protection of human rights in the context of business activities.

Access to justice : human rights abuses involving corporations – India

Jul 19, 2011

Access to justice and availability of effective legal remedies are crucial to the general protection of human rights and also in addressing violations by businesses.

They are also essential to the work of judges and lawyers who promote the rule of law and human rights. Nevertheless, access to justice is hindered by a number of obstacles unique to corporate human rights abuses.

The study of state practice in India reveals the obstacles but also the potential of the existing legal framework to ensure these rights. Scrutiny of state practices in this area will, moreover, help the international community discover new ways of addressing the challenge of corporate human rights abuse.

India-business and human rights – access to justice publication-2011 (full text in English, PDF)

Legal commentary to the ICJ Geneva Declaration: upholding the rule of law and the role of judges & lawyers in times of crisis

May 31, 2011

The ICJ Geneva Declaration on Upholding the Rule of Law and the Role of Judges and Lawyers in Times of Crisis is an instrument for addressing these threats to human rights protection.