UIA Seminar - UIA Business and Human Rights Forum for Legal Practitioners – 4th Edition
UIA Seminar - UIA Business and Human Rights Forum for Legal Practitioners – 4th Edition
The UIA is pleased to present its 4th Annual Conference on Business and Human Rights. This year the focus will be on human rights issues in the areas of environment, energy and climate change, with advanced focus on finance, contract, litigation, advertising and more.
Why is this Course useful?
Lawyers should be aware of the core concepts and principles concerning human rights, how they relate to businesses’ operations and how they may play a vital role in helping businesses avoid involvement in human rights violations. Law firms and in-house counsels are
increasingly finding that their business clients seek and require legal advice on the human rights aspects of their transactions and activities to identify, prevent and mitigate risks, comply with international and national regulations, and promote their visibility as ethical
businesses.
The Course provides lawyers with an in-depth understanding of the latest issues at the nexus of law and sustainable development; an appreciation of the human rights impacts resulting from business activities at the international, regional, and national levels; guidance on how to carry out a corporate human rights due diligence process; tackling the link between human rights and specific legal areas; and an understanding of the risks of human rights related litigation.
Upon completion of the Course, the participants should be able to: demonstrate a thorough knowledge of human rights standards and the applicability of the standards to the challenges companies face; understand the need for corporate due diligence; identify risk management processes and approaches for undertaking due diligence; and develop due diligence assessment methods and tools companies can use to further their respect for human rights.
Who should attend?
Business and human rights practitioners, business lawyers, litigation lawyers, development lawyers, in-house counsel, academics, representatives from NGOs and governmental organizations.
Please be sure to not miss this forum!
