Universität Wien

030835 SE Business and Human Rights (2024S)

for undergraduate and graduate students

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 13.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Tuesday 09.04. 16:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Friday 17.05. 09:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Saturday 18.05. 09:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Contents and requirements:

One of the fastest growing areas in human rights practice is the effort to achieve full respect for international human rights law and norms by private business. Many national and international instruments have been adopted in this field during the last years.

The course explores the links between human rights violations and corporate activity, and the importance of international standards in strengthening respect and protection of human rights. For this purpose, it will deal with the relationship between international/transnational corporations, international economic law as well as human rights law and corporate social responsibility. It will address existing human rights and investment law treaties as well as soft law instruments, for example the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility Requirements. We will cover issues concerning substantive protection standards as well as matters of jurisdiction and dispute resolutions in case of human rights violations by corporations.

Presentation and discussion of papers selected by the participants from the list of topics on moodle.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation during the meetings; furthermore, participants will have to prepare a written paper and present it orally in class and will have to discuss the papers of their colleagues.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Graduate and undergraduate students, preferably with some previous knowledge in international law.

Presentation of draft seminar paper in class (25%), class participation (5%), final seminar paper (70%).

Knowledge of English.

Examination topics

see topics above

Reading list

Basic Literature:
Florian Wettstein, Business and Human Rights, 2022
Nadia Bernaz, Business and Human Rights, History, Lw and Policy - Bridging the Accountability Gap, 2022
Radu Mares, Business and Human Rights, A Compilaton of Documents, 2004
Rudolf Dolzer, Ursula Kriebaum, Christoph Schreuer, Principles of International Investment Law, 3rd ed., OUP, 2022.

Association in the course directory

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