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CATEGORIES:Advanced Human Rights Course
CREATED:20190530T141814
SUMMARY:Advanced Human Rights Course: Business and Human Rights in Africa
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:\n\n\n\n\nThe Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, will host a 
 5-day intensive short course on Business and Human Rights.\n\n\nCourse
  date: 1 - 5 July 2019\nVenue: Room 2-67, Graduate Centre, Univer
 sity of Pretoria Main Campus\n\n\nApply for this course\nAbout the course\n
 \nBusiness organisations and transnational corporate actors operate in a co
 mplex global environment, especially when operating in high risks sectors s
 uch as oil and gas, mining, construction, banking and health care amongst o
 thers. Understanding human rights responsibilities, impacts and socially re
 sponsible behaviour for companies is, therefore, an essential component of 
 corporate risk management in our current world. The release of the United N
 ations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, an instrument consi
 sting of 31 principles on this issue, has further underscored the emergence
  of a rapidly developing set of international law norms on human rights res
 ponsibilities of businesses and transnational corporations. In addition to 
 minimizing litigation, financial and reputational risks, understanding and 
 demonstrating corporate respect for human rights is vital to building a cul
 ture of trust and integrity amongst local communities, investors and shareh
 olders. With these questions and contexts in mind, Business and Human Right
 s Short Course will examine, clarify and unpack the nature, scope and pract
 ical implications of emerging business and human rights norms in internatio
 nal law.\n\n\nThis Course will provide an opportunity for stakeholders, esp
 ecially academics, corporate lawyers, and non-lawyers in business, economic
  and financial spheres, as well as government and policy leaders, community
  leaders, experts, and researchers, to discuss, debate and clarify how to s
 upport businesses in this emerging area. Topics to be covered include:
 \n\n - State Duty to Protect Human Rights: Domestic application of the GPs;
  investment treaties and human rights; Illicit financial flows; development
  of National Action Plans (NAPs) in Africa.\n - Corporate responsibility to
  respect human rights: Corporate Accountability to respect human rights; co
 rruption, transparency EITI mechanisms; procurement, construction and human
  rights; human rights impact assessment; corporate due diligence; gender, b
 usiness and human rights; Local community participation; Socio-economic cha
 llenges of mining communities; Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).Cour
 se Fees\n\nThe course fee is ZAR 2 500. This fee covers tuit
 ion, course materials, teas and lunch for the duration of the course. \nPle
 ase note that this fee excludes transport and accommodation costs.\n\n\nPar
 ticipants interested in this option should email Dennis Antwi dennis.a
 ntwi@up.ac.za \nApplication Deadline\n\n24 June 2019\n\n\nApplicants a
 re required to apply online for this course.\n\n\nApply for this 
 course\n\n\n

	
		
				
				

											
														
													
				
 	
											
							Dennis Antwi						
					
											
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 						\n\nTel: +27 (0) 12 420 4197\nFax: +27 (0) 86 580 5743\ndennis.antwi@
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