September 2026
-
African Environmental Constitutionalism as an Innovator in Business and Human Rights
Introduction African environmental constitutionalism derives from the broader concept of environmental constitutionalism, which operates on a…
-
African Solutions for African Challenges: How African Legal Frameworks are Reshaping Business and Human Rights Practice
African realities require African solutions, and the Business and Human Rights (BHR) discourse is shifting from…
-
The EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement and Corporate Accountability: Opportunities and Limitations for Protecting Human Rights
Bridging Trade and Human Rights in Southern Africa The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European…
-
Justice Without Business and Human Rights Jurisdiction: The Case of the EACJ as a Regional Judicial-Based Remedy Mechanism
Introduction Pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the EAC Treaty 1999, the East African Court of…
-
Building on Nyerere: Rethinking Business and Human Rights in the African Charter
Starting on Solid Ground Regions across the so-called ‘Global South’ are rich in resources, such as…
-
The Making of an African Approach to Business and Human Rights through the Repurposing of Individual “Duties”
The African System as a “Norm Leader” As Obiora Okafor and Godwin Dzah wrote, the African…
-
Africa as Norm-Maker: Introducing the BHRJ/ALS Blog Symposium “Gathering Perspectives on African Leadership in Business and Human Rights: Lessons, Innovations, and Future Pathways”
Setting the Stage The Business and Human Rights (BHR) field has long been dominated by frameworks…
-
Beyond Do No Harm: Business Responsibilities When Markets Become Essential Infrastructure
On the first week of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, supermarket chain ATB opened selected “pivot”…
-
Soft Law in the Shadow of Hard Law: Can Japan’s METI Guidelines Act as a Transitional Model for Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence?
The record of voluntary business and human rights regulation has often been disappointing. Germany’s 2016 National…
-
From Meaningful Engagement and Consultation to Climate Change Considerations: The Wild Coast Decision from the Constitutional Court of South Africa
On 14 August 2026, the South African Constitutional Court (CC) delivered its decision in The Sustaining…