Tag: Corporate Accountability

From Paris to the Niger Delta: Why Human Rights Due Diligence Has a Geography Problem

. Introduction Global discourse on corporate accountability is witnessing a fundamental reorientation. For decades, governance of transnational corporations (TNCs) on human rights and environmental standards was relegated to voluntary initiatives…

The EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement and Corporate Accountability: Opportunities and Limitations for Protecting Human Rights

Bridging Trade and Human Rights in Southern Africa The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) States represents a significant milestone in…

The Making of an African Approach to Business and Human Rights through the Repurposing of Individual “Duties”

The African System as a “Norm Leader” As Obiora Okafor and Godwin Dzah wrote, the African human rights system is rarely imagined as “an originator, agent and purveyor” of norms.…