Google’s Victory Against Lloyd in UK Supreme Court: The Need for Class Action Legislation
Image description: A building with the sign saying ‘Google’. On 10 November 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom handed down its judgement in the case of Lloyd v...
Multinational Corporations Owe Responsibility Towards the Forced Labour of Uyghurs in China
US President Joe Biden recently signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act which will ban goods wholly or partially produced in China’s Xinjiang province because of the ongoing...
Addressing the Gender Pay Gap Through Mandatory Reporting: A Comparison of British and Australian Legislation
Every country has a gender pay gap favouring men. This gap, which describes the difference in average wages between men and women, contributes to the economic insecurity of women and,...
Milieudefensie v Shell: Holding Carbon Majors Accountable for Human Rights Violations
“It is clear that the global climate crisis will worsen, with devastating implications for human rights, unless society changes direction.” […] “Corporations should comply with the Guiding Principles on Business...
Xinjiang Cotton and Corporate Criminal Liability under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
In recent months, rights experts have voiced increasing concern over reports of widespread human rights abuses and forced labour in Xinjiang. In turn, foreign governments have imposed economic sanctions on...
Saudi Arabia must protect financial rights of migrant workers
On 14 March, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, long known for the oppressive treatment of foreign workers, enacted a law awarding more rights to foreign workers. However, more than half...
Queensland Court to consider Australia’s first ‘climate change’ human rights case
As an increasing number of cases worldwide link climate change and human rights (for instance, see here), the first litigation of this kind in Australia is proceeding before Queensland’s Land...
An opportunity lost for the protection of freedom of expression and LGBTI rights in Jamaica
On 30 October 2020, the Jamaican Court of Appeal handed down its long awaited judgment in the case of Tomlinson v TVJ and CVM. Tomlinson, a gay Jamaican man, argued...
The Genocide Amendment: Why is the UK Government dragging its feet? (Part I)
On 7 December 2020, the House of Lords debated the Trade Bill that defines the UK’s post-Brexit trade relationships and engaged with the question of what should happen if the...
The Genocide Amendment: Suitability of the High Court (Part II)
In the previous post, I highlighted the UK Government’s reluctance to endorse the Genocide Amendment. A central objection raised by the Government was that the determination of genocide should be...
Indemnity clauses in Mining Development Agreements in Zambia
Zambia has signed indemnity agreements with numerous multinational corporations investing in her mining sector. The agreements enable subsidiaries of international firms to be exempted from liability for environmental pollution that...
Can Facebook Ban President Trump? A Question for Business and Human Rights
As a business and human rights scholar, I often argue that we need to regulate and limit transnational corporate power. My focus is on multinational enterprises, typically headquartered in the...
