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Project

Study visit at the Business and human rights Unity at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and field visits to the African Regional and sub-regional mechanisms of human rights protection as well as to some human rights organisations which support victims of human rights abuses by Multinational Corporations from African countries in their quests for remedies.
Code
13v20120-39
Looptijd
01-01-2020 → 31-08-2022
Financiering
Federal funding: VLIR-UOS
Promotor
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Human rights law
Trefwoorden
Mensenrechten ondernemingen regionale mechanismen Afrika
 
Projectomschrijving

African countries need to attract Multinational Corporations (MNCs) for their development. But at the same time, many MNCs have been accused of involvement in human rights abuses and their victims face many obstacles to accessing remedies in domestic jurisdictions. This research will explore the potential of the African regional and sub-regional mechanisms to fill that gap in human rights protection.