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2018

11 Dec
2018

University of Bolzano Business and Human Rights Workshop – 10 December 2018

Gabrielle Holly participated in a workshop at the University of Bolzano on 10 December 2018 where she led a session on global legal and regulatory trends in business and human…
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01 Dec
2018

UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – 26 to 29 November 2018

Gabrielle Holly was a speaker at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights on 26 November 2018 where she presented research highlighting some of the key findings of a recent…
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28 Nov
2018

The Medium is the Message. Establishing a System of Business and Human Rights Through Contract Law and Arbitration

In this article, Cherie Blair CBE, QC, Ema Vidak Gojkovic and Marie-Anais Meudic-Role analyse the emerging system of business and human rights law by following certain developmental trends across normative,…
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28 Nov
2018

WikiLeaks and Beyond. Discerning an International Standard for the Admissibility of Illegally Obtained Evidence

WikiLeaks and Beyond In this article, Cherie Blair CBE, QC and Ema Vidak Gojkovic analyse the common elements which are often taken into account when deciding admissibility of illegally obtained evidence.…
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04 Oct
2018

Commentary on ICSID’s New Rule Proposals by Cherie Blair CBE QC and Sophia Louw – Africa Arbitration

In this article, Cherie Blair CBQ, QC and Sophia Louw comment on ICSID’s New Rule Proposals.

04 Sep
2018

Gabrielle Holly Article ‘Transnational Tort and Access to Remedy under the UNGPs Kamasaee v Commonwealth’

In this article, our Associate Gabrielle Holly discusses the case Kamasaee v Commonwealthin respect to transnational tort and access to remedy under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human…
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11 Jun
2018

Lise Smit and Gabrielle Holly, ‘When national laws or local practices conflict with human rights’ Business and Human Rights Resource Centre Blog series

In this article, Associate Gabrielle Holly addresses the conflict with human rights between national laws and local practices, and identifies recommendations for global operations and supply chains.

25 Apr
2018

Comment on Foreign Direct Investment under South Africa’s

In this article, our Associate Sophia Louw comments on Foreign Direct Investment under South Africa’s Investment Protection Regime.

23 Mar
2018

Business and Human Rights Article Adam Smith-Anthony

In this article, Senior Associate Adam Smith-Anthony analysis the relationship between business and human rights.