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Human Rights Joint Committee Publications

Human Rights Joint Committee - First Report
Any of our business? Human Rights and the UK private sector

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 24 November 2009.


CONTENTS


Terms of Reference


REPORT


1  INTRODUCTION


2  ANY OF OUR BUSINESS?


3  THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS OF UK BUSINESS


4  THE INTERNATIONAL DEBATE


5  RESPECT: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS


6  PROTECT: THE DUTIES OF THE UK


7  A UK STRATEGY ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS?


8  SPECIFIC AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT?


9  THE ROLE FOR UK NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS


10  REMEDY: THE RIGHT TO A REMEDY


11  CONCLUSION


CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS



ANNEX 1: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINI-CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

ANNEX 2: US VISIT PROGRAMME

ANNEX 3: INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES

FORMAL MINUTES

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

LIST OF UNPRINTED EVIDENCE

LIST OF REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE DURING THE CURRENT PARLIAMENT




MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HL 5-II/HC 64-II)




WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HL 5-II/HC 64-II)




 
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