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Accessibility & LanguageBusiness and Human Rights Research Cluster
Business and Human Rights Research Cluster
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The Business and Human Rights Research Cluster at the Irish Centre for Human Rights explores the role of human rights and international law in addressing corporate responsibility and accountability for harmful activities. Research within the cluster contributes to legal and policy debates on a range of key questions arising in the business and human rights domain. Cluster members lend their expertise to policy discussions concerning business and human rights nationally and internationally through research and engagement with civil society organisations, public bodies, Government and the United Nations.
Research outputs have included journal article publications and policy-oriented research reports exploring national and international dimensions of the business and human rights agenda. The annual Symposium on Business and Human Rights at University of Galway has been a forum for engagement by experts and practitioners from the United Nations, international organisations, civil society, the private sector and public bodies. Cluster members have contributed frequently to the Business and Human Rights in Ireland blog and other online fora. Civil society organisations and public bodies that have been engaged include the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trócaire, Amnesty International and the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights. Professor Shane Darcy has served as the University of Galway representative on the Department of Foreign Affairs Business and Human Rights Implementation Group. The Business and Human Rights cluster convenes seminars during the academic year by visiting experts and practitioners.
Key publications
Irish Centre for Human Rights, Business and Human Rights in Ireland: Context, International Standards and Recommendations (2012)
Irish Centre for Human Rights, Submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the development of a National Plan on Business and Human Rights (2015).
Irish Centre for Human Rights, Submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the Working Outline of Ireland’s National Plan on Business and Human Rights (2016).
Shane Darcy, ‘‘The Elephant in the Room’; Corporate Tax Avoidance and Business and Human Rights’, Business and Human Rights Journal 2(1) (2017) 1-30.
‘Embedding Business and Human Rights in Ireland: Legislating for Human Rights Due Diligence’, 14 Irish Yearbook of International Law (2019) 21-53.
Shane Darcy, ‘The Contribution of the United Nations Treaty Bodies to Business and Human Rights’, The Global Community Yearbook of International Law and Jurisprudence 22 (2022) 43-78.
