Daria Davitti
Senior lecturer
PRC 1 : Preparation and planning
Author
Summary, in English
This chapter is a commentary on Principle 1 of the Principles for Responsible Contracts (PRC). The PRC were endorsed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011 alongside the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The PRC were drafted because of the potential for investment contracts to act as an instrument through which States and businesses could affect the human rights impacts of businesses. The PRC are to be read alongside the UNGPs and were devised to act as an important tool to address human rights concerns in investor-State contracts.
Department/s
- LU Profile Area: Human rights
- Public International Law
- Human Rights Law
- Department of Law
Publishing year
2023-03
Language
English
Pages
250-256
Publication/Series
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Topic
- Law
Status
Published
Research group
- Public International Law
- Human Rights Law
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9781800375666
- ISBN: 9781800375673