Entries by Gabriel Lima

VII International Seminar on Human Rights and Business

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 […]

The UN Guiding Principles

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 […]

What is the Contemporary International Law?

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 […]

Conselho Nacional de Direitos Humanos publishes Resolution on Human Rights and Business, elaborated with the participation of Homa

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, […]

Homa held another edition of the International Seminar on Human Rights and Business

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. […]

International Journal on Human Rights and Business launches a call for papers to be submitted to v. III, n.2.

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 […]

The Homa Publica: International Journal on Human Rights and Business invites authors to submit papers for publication

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 […]

Homa Publica: International Journal on Human Rights and Business invites researchers for the selection of new members to its Reviewers Body

  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 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

Homa launches document “New elements for the UN Business and Human Rights Treaty”

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 […]