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Name Business and Human Rights
Type Distance education
Organising institution
Human Rights Education Associates, United States of America
Distance learning
Human Rights Education Associates, United States of America
Frequency Annual
Start date 04/11/2015
End date 15/12/2015
Objectives This certificate course offered jointly by HREA and the Human Rights Centre of the UN-mandated University for Peace introduces participants to the major themes and debates concerning the linkages between business and human rights. Since their corporate emergence, much before the nation-state was born, businesses have had a serious impact on human rights, more adverse than beneficial. Globalisation and the proliferation of multinational corporations has only exacerbated the situation whereby global leaders and human rights advocates are now scrambling to search for the appropriate paradigm within which businesses would not only stop having an adverse impact on human rights, but would, in fact, promote them.
Area of expertise business and human rights
Content Week 1: Searching for human rights obligations of businesses as non-state actors
Week 2: The unholy alliance: business and armed conflicts
Week 3: Business and the right to environment; business and labour rights
Week 4: The development nexus: business, corporate social responsibility and human rights
Week 5: The justiciability question: business, human rights and accountability
Week 6: What next: The contemporary and evolving business-human rights frameworks (The John Ruggie Framework, its criticisms and its implementation)
Language English
Country Canada
Methodology used This certificate course involves approximately 30 hours of reading, interaction with students and instructor on discussion boards, quizzes, a written assignment and webinars with invited guests. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on critical reflection and peer-to-peer learning.
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Delivered by Instructor: Mihir Kanade
Degree/Certificate Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Number of participants The maximum number of course participants is 25.
Application procedure Apply online : https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e81t7z7b5e61434b&oseq=&c=&ch=
Admission requirements The course is intended for staff members of civil society organisations involved in corporate social responsibility, business leaders, trade unionists, academics and others interested in the human rights performance of companies. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA and UPEACE aim to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Scholarship Unfortunately, there are no scholarships or discounted tuition fees available for this course.
Tuition/Accommodation Tuition fee for participants: US$ 575; tuition for auditors: US$ 215.
Homepage www.hrea.org/learn/elearning/business-and-human-rights/

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