7. The Human Rights Obligations of Businesses

Businesses must respect human rights

Key Topics

• Horizontal Effect of Human Rights Treaty Provisions
• Reflexive Effect of Soft Law (UNGP, OECD, UN Global Compact)

7.1 Introduction & Strategy

• Businesses Have Human Rights Obligations – The Governance Gap, the UNGP and the Application of Domestic Duty of Care Standards
  Defending the Dangerline, Chapter 8

7.2 Legal Documents

7.2.1 Appeal

• Statement of Defence on Appeal
  Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) Chapter 4.5.2 par. 291 - 315
  Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) Chapter 4.5.4 par. 412 – 460

7.2.2 First Instance

• Horizontal Effect of Human Rights
  Notes on oral arguments 6 (December 15th, 2020) par. 36 – 46

• Governance Gap and UNGP
  Notes on oral arguments 6 (December 15th, 2020) par. 58 – 76
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) Chapter X.5 par. 691 – 728, p. 166 - 176

7.3 The Verdict

• Royal Dutch Shell's Reduction Obligation
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.1 – 4.4.2

• The UN Guiding Principles (UNGP)
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.11 – 4.4.21