The International Seminar on Human Rights and Business held annually by Homa has become a reference in Latin America for the meeting of different sectors of society, researchers and activists who face Human Rights violations perpetrated by transnational corporations. The event also counted with the participation of the OEIWG Chairperson in different occasions. Initially organized […]
In 2005, the Secretary-general of the UN appointed John Ruggie as Special Representative on the issue of Human Rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. Many reasons lead to the appointment of Ruggie, and the main one is because he played an important role in the theoretical construction of the United Nations Global Compact […]
Do you know who was Salvador Allende? The Chilean socialist president was killed in 1973, and his history is a milestone in Chile’s past. In this week’s series, we are going to explain who was the president, and the importance of his speech addressing Human Rights and Business at the United Nations. Salvador Allende was […]
International treaties are one of the sources of the International Law prescribed in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice and regulated in the Vienna Convention of the law of treaties. These are international sources that are written, which means that they are normative, and, therefore, are considered by many as […]
International Law is a set of fundamentals and norms elaborated for the regulation of international relations between States and other entities that, within the International Law, are recognized as subjects of Law. That international relation between subjects happens since ancient history, as its peoples kept international relations of trade, treaties, territories, etc. Hence, this week’s […]
International law goes through the boundaries of States, creating a system of legal norms that regulate the relations between nations. The sources of International Law are what determines of which means come or that might come the legal norms, that is, what composes this Law. For most authors on the theme, the sources are divided […]
You have certainly heard about the United Nations (UN) and its importance in the political world, but do you know its exact function in the international scene and how it is related to Human Rights and Business? In this week basic series, we are going to explain with details the purpose of the Organization and […]
The 1st Brazilian Consultation on Treaty of Human Rights and Business will be hold on the 25th and 26th of August. Next week, on the 25th and 26th of August, the 1st National Consultation on Treaty of Human Rights and Business will take place. The virtual seminar is organized by the Conselho Nacional dos Direitos Humanos […]
On December 10, 1948, at the United Nations General Assembly in Paris, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed, and since then it has become the most translated document in the world* and inspired the constitutions of several democracies and recent States. In our Basics Series of the week, we are going to […]
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Conselho Nacional de Direitos Humanos (CNDH) published the Resolution No. 5 on March 12, 2020, with national guidelines for public policies on Human Rights and Business. Such document, which was unanimously approved by the full court, is the result of a democratic inquiry to different sections of the civil society and representatives of social movements, […]
The VI International Seminar on Human Rights and Business, organized by Homa – Human Rights and Business Centre of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora with the support of FES-Brasil, took place on the 11th and 12th of November, 2019, at the CUT-RJ auditorium, in the Av Presidente Vargas, 502, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. […]
CALL FOR PAPERS Homa Publica: International Journal on Human Rights and Business (http://homacdhe.com/journal/en/about/) is an electronic scientific annual and non-profit publication organized by HOMA (Human Rights and Business Centre). The Journal is registered under ISSN 2526-0774 (online), without quails yet, and currently invites researchers from several areas of knowledge to collaborate with unpublished texts for […]
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CALL FOR PAPERS Homa Publica: International Journal on Human Rights and Business (http://homacdhe.com/journal/en/about/) is an electronic and printed scientific annual and non-profit publication organized by HOMA (Human Rights and Business Centre). The Journal is registered under ISSN 2526-0774 (online) and ISSN 2526- 9321 (printed), without quails yet, and currently invites researchers from several areas […]
CALL FOR REVIEWERS – REFEREES The Editorial Board of the scientific journal Homa Publica: International Journal on Human Rights and Business invites researchers who meet the following requirements for the selection of new members to its Reviewers Body: An updated LATTES curriculum (if Brazilian); Masters Degree, PhD or a doctoral candidate in Law […]
The Campaign Draft “Treaty on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Supply Chain” and The OEIGWG Chairmanship Elements for a Legally Binding Instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights: a Comparative Analysis
The document “New elements for the UN Business and Human Rights Treaty” is another one of a series of articles that HOMA has been elaborating as a result of its research regarding the elaboration of a binding international instrument on the subject of Business and Human Rights. This particular document stands out as an important […]
