The role of national action plans in implementation of international standards in business and human rights
| Autor | Adel I. Abdullin - Alexey A. Sinyavskiy |
| Cargo | Kazan Federal University. e-mail (electronic address for communication): Adel.Abdullin@kpfu.ru , alex.sinyavskiy95@gmail.com. Tel.: +7 927 036 75 23. |
| Páginas | 406-416 |
Periódico do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre Gênero e Direito
Centro de Ciências Jurídicas - Universidade Federal da Paraíba
V. 8 - Nº 06 - Ano 2019 – Special Edition
ISSN | 2179-7137 | http://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/ged/index
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THE ROLE OF NATIONAL ACTION PLANS IN
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN
BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Adel I. Abdullin1
Alexey A. Sinyavskiy2
Abstract: "Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights” are the first
universally recognized global
international standard in the field of
human rights and business. In
accordance with them, transnational
corporations and other enterprises are
obliged to comply with the national laws
of states and respect internationally
recognized human rights while carrying
out their business activities. On 16 June
2011, the Human Rights Council
unanimously endorsed the Guidelines in
its resolution 17/4, “Human Rights and
Transnational Corporations and Other
Enterprises,” setting a universal standard
for protecting human rights from the
adverse effects of transnational
corporations and other enterprises.
However, in accordance with the
doctrine of international law,
1 Kazan Federal University. e-mail (electronic address for communication):
Adel.Abdullin@kpfu.ru , alex.sinyavskiy95@gmail.com. Tel.: +7 927 036 75 23.
2 Kazan Federal University. e-mail (electronic address for communication):
Adel.Abdullin@kpfu.ru , alex.sinyavskiy95@gmail.com. Tel.: +7 927 036 75 23.
corporations do not have an international
legal personality and their obligations to
respect human rights are only voluntary
in nature, and therefore, the main
obligation to ensure the protection of
human rights lies with states. One of the
ways to implement international
standards in the field of business and
human rights in practice is the
development by States of National
Action Plans. This paper is devoted,
firstly, to a summary of the main ideas of
the “Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights” as an international legal
standard in the field of human rights.
Secondly, to consider the role of
National Action Plans in the
implementation of the Guidelines in EU
countries. Thirdly, a review of existing
practices for the implementation of these
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