BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:talks.ox.ac.uk BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Launch: Multinational Enterprises and the Law - Peter Muchlin ski (SOAS)\, Ebbe Rogge (Leiden University)\, John Ruggie (Harvard Kennedy School of Government)\, Barnali Choudhury (UCL)\, Surya Deva (City Univer sity of Hong Kong)\, Rae Lindsay (Clifford Chance)\, John Morrison (Instit ute for Human Rights and Business)\, Scott Newton (SOAS)\, James Zhan (UNC TAD) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210428T140000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210428T160000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/4019694e-cacc-44af-9b04-83bbacd86b36/ DESCRIPTION:The Oxford Business and Human Rights Network and the SOAS Scho ol of Law invite you to the launch of the third edition of the seminal boo k 'Multinational Enterprises and the Law' (Oxford University Press\, 2021) by Professor Peter Muchlinski (with a contribution from Dr Ebbe Rogge). T he study is the only comprehensive\, contemporary\, and interdisciplinary account of the techniques used to regulate multinational enterprises (MNEs ) at the national\, regional\, and multilateral levels. In addition\, it c onsiders the effects of corporate self-regulation\, and the impact of civi l society and community groups upon the development of the legal order in this area. The book was first published in 1995 and has been thoroughly re vised and updated for this third edition\, making it a definitive referenc e work for students\, researchers\, and practitioners of international eco nomic law\, business\, corporate and commercial law\, development studies\ , and international politics. Among other issues\, the book examines the s ocial dimension of MNE regulation covering labour rights\, human rights\, and environmental issues. This panel discussion will focus on the evolutio n of the business and human rights debate over the last two decades and di scuss the risks\, challenges\, and opportunities businesses face in the ev olving regulatory landscape. Authors of the book will be joined by Profess or John Ruggie (Harvard Kennedy School of Government)\; Professor Barnali Choudhury (UCL)\; Professor Surya Deva (City University of Hong Kong)\; Ra e Lindsay (Clifford Chance)\; John Morrison (Institute for Human Rights an d Business)\; James Zhan (UNCTAD). Scott Newton (SOAS School of Law) will open the launch with a welcome speech. Attendees will receive a discount c ode for ordering the book following the event.\nSpeakers:\nPeter Muchlinsk i (SOAS)\, Ebbe Rogge (Leiden University)\, John Ruggie (Harvard Kennedy S chool of Government)\, Barnali Choudhury (UCL)\, Surya Deva (City Universi ty of Hong Kong)\, Rae Lindsay (Clifford Chance)\, John Morrison (Institut e for Human Rights and Business)\, Scott Newton (SOAS)\, James Zhan (UNCTA D) LOCATION:This event will take place via Zoom. TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/4019694e-cacc-44af-9b04-83bbacd86b36/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Book Launch: Multinational Enterprises and the Law - Pete r Muchlinski (SOAS)\, Ebbe Rogge (Leiden University)\, John Ruggie (Harvar d Kennedy School of Government)\, Barnali Choudhury (UCL)\, Surya Deva (Ci ty University of Hong Kong)\, Rae Lindsay (Clifford Chance)\, John Morriso n (Institute for Human Rights and Business)\, Scott Newton (SOAS)\, James Zhan (UNCTAD) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence in Practice: The Union Hidalg o Case in France - Alejandra Ancheita (Proyecto de Derechos Económicos\, Sociales y Culturales\, AC (ProDESC))\, Miriam Saage-Maaß (European Cente r for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR))\, Surya Deva (City Universi ty of Hong Kong) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210216T123000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210216T134500Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/57251c26-27fa-4bc7-8599-93e333520ceb/ DESCRIPTION:Indigenous communities in Mexico are often discriminated again st and deprived of their rights. Under international and Mexican Law\, the y are granted the right to be consulted if a project is planned on their l and. It is important that those responsible – the state or the companies concerned – ensure that consultation processes are fair and free from u ndue pressure and manipulation. \n\nSince 2015\, the energy giant Electric ité de France (EDF) has been working on building the Gunaa Sicarú wind p ark on the land of the Mexican indigenous community of Unión Hidalgo. How ever\, until now\, EDF has failed to properly investigate the possible hum an rights risks of its operations in Unión Hidalgo’s area and has not i mplemented measures to protect the rights of the indigenous people\, espec ially their right to be consulted on the proceedings as guaranteed accordi ng to the fundamental right to free\, prior\, and informed consent. That i s why\, on October 13th 2020\, representatives of Unión Hidalgo\, Proyect o de Derechos Económicos\, Sociales y Culturales\, A.C. (ProDESC) and the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) filed a civil lawsuit in Paris urging EDF to respect Unión Hidalgo’s ri ghts and suspend the Gunaa Sicarú wind park project until the company com plies with its vigilance obligation. Indeed\, under French law as well as according to international standards by the UN and the OECD\, companies ha ve an obligation to respect human rights in their global operations and al ong the supply chain. This also includes their subcontractors or suppliers . Therefore\, EDF should take its responsibilities for the violations comm itted\, according to the French loi de vigilance (2017).\n\nThis talk aims to: (i) highlight the importance of national and international law on the duty of vigilance\; (ii) make visible the context and situation of the pe ople of Unión Hidalgo\; (iii) provide information on the legal strategies being pursued by ProDESC in this case\; and (iv) sensitize students and a cademia to the duty of vigilance law (outputs and outcomes).\n\nAlejandra Ancheita\, founder\, and Executive Director of the Mexico City-based NGO P roDESC (The Economic\, Social and Cultural Rights Project) is a Mexican la wyer and activist\, leader of the human rights’ movement for migrants\, workers\, and indigenous communities of her native country. Since founding ProDESC in 2005\, Alejandra Ancheita and her dedicated team have run stra tegic campaigns aimed to protect the economic\, social\, and cultural righ ts of Mexico’s most marginalized people. ProDESC’s work is guided by h er innovative vision of integrated approach\, which combines community edu cation and organizing\; corporate research\; human rights litigation\; and policy advocacy\; thereby bringing real structural change. Among her most notable accomplishments in ProDESC\, she achieved unprecedented results t o establish accountability mechanisms for transnational corporations in Me xico. Alejandra Ancheita is one of the leading Latin American voices in th e human rights movement. She has spoken in various international forums\, such as the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights\, the Women’s Forum fo r the Economy and Society and the OECD Annual Meeting of National Contact Points\, as well as arguing cases before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and the national courts. Alejandra Ancheita is the 2014 Laur eate of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders\, highest ackno wledgement from the international community of human rights. In 2014\, she also received the Omecíhuatl medal from the Women’s Institute in Mexic o City in recognition of her important contributions to women human rights . The next year\, the Mexican Senate acknowledged Alejandra prominent work in defense of workers\, migrants\, indigenous and agrarian communities. M ore recently\, in 2019\, she was given a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Université Paris Nanterre\, becoming the first Mexican woman to be honore d with the distinction. Alejandra has a Bachelor of Laws from the Universi dad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco in Mexico City and a Master of La ws and International Justice from Fordham University. You can follow Aleja ndra on Twitter: @AAncheita \n\nMiriam Saage-Maaß is a lawyer and vice le gal director at ECCHR\, where she has build up the Business and Human Righ ts program. She has worked on various cases against corporations\, includi ng civil proceedings against German retailers relating to the exploitation of workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan\, and against companies trading in cotton picked by forced child labor in Uzbekistan. Miriam is also engaged in criminal proceedings against high-ranking officials\, for example in th e European arms industry\, for their involvement in the commission of inte rnational crimes. She regularly publishes articles on the questions of cor porate accountability for human rights violations in the global supply cha in and consults internationally as an expert in corporate responsibility a nd human rights. She is a lecturer at the Freie Universität Berlin and jo ined the Stiftung Forum Recht’s advisory board in 2020.\n\nSurya Deva is an Associate Professor at the School of Law of City University of Hong Ko ng\, and the current Vice Chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Hu man Rights. Prof Deva’s primary research interests lie in Business and H uman Rights\, India-China Constitutional Law\, and Sustainable Development . He has published extensively in these areas\, and has advised various UN bodies\, governments\, multinational corporations and civil society organ isations on matters related to business and human rights. He is one of the founding Editors-in-Chief of the Business and Human Rights Journal\, and sits on the Editorial/Advisory Board of the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights\, the Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law\, the Ind ian Law Review\, and the Australian Journal of Human Rights. \nSpeakers:\n Alejandra Ancheita (Proyecto de Derechos Económicos\, Sociales y Cultural es\, AC (ProDESC))\, Miriam Saage-Maaß (European Center for Constitutiona l and Human Rights (ECCHR))\, Surya Deva (City University of Hong Kong) LOCATION: This event will take place via Zoom. TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/57251c26-27fa-4bc7-8599-93e333520ceb/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence in Practice: The Uni on Hidalgo Case in France - Alejandra Ancheita (Proyecto de Derechos Econ ómicos\, Sociales y Culturales\, AC (ProDESC))\, Miriam Saage-Maaß (Euro pean Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR))\, Surya Deva (Cit y University of Hong Kong) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR