Creating an Effective Mediation Scheme for Business-Related Human Rights Abuses: The Case of Ukraine

IF 2.3 Q3 BUSINESS
Nataliia Mazaraki, Tetiana Tsuvina
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Abstract Non-judicial remedies for corporate human rights abuses have a viable and complementary role to judicial remedies in mature jurisdictions, although in Ukraine the ‘bouquet’ of effective remedies is more of a still-life. The national mediation community is gaining momentum and the authors argue that mediation may take place within state-based non-judicial remedies when institutionalized by the office of the Ombudsman. The objective of this article is to scrutinize the rule of law, access to justice, and the effectiveness criteria of the UNGPs with regard to mediation. The authors conclude that mediation can meet all of the effectiveness criteria requirements and special effort should be devoted to addressing the challenges of power imbalances between parties, the confidential nature of mediation and the public demand for transparency, to ensure that mediation outcomes are in accord with internationally recognized human rights. Based on the findings, the authors suggest that a state-based business and human rights mediation scheme, in line with the UNGPs’ effectiveness criteria, should have its own three pillars, namely, accessibility, availability and awareness, with quality assurance as its cornerstone.
为与商业有关的侵犯人权行为建立有效的调解机制:乌克兰案例
在成熟的司法管辖区,针对企业侵犯人权的非司法救济对司法救济具有可行和互补的作用,尽管在乌克兰,有效救济的“花束”更像是一种静物。国家调解社区正在获得动力,作者认为,如果司法特派员办公室将调解制度化,调解可以在以州为基础的非司法救济中进行。本文的目的是仔细审查联合国全球伙伴关系在调解方面的法治、诉诸司法和效力标准。作者得出结论,调解可以满足所有有效性标准的要求,应特别努力解决当事人之间权力不平衡的挑战,调解的保密性和公众对透明度的要求,以确保调解结果符合国际公认的人权。基于这些发现,作者建议,一个基于国家的商业和人权调解计划,符合联合国指导方针的有效性标准,应该有自己的三个支柱,即可及性、可获得性和意识,以质量保证为基石。
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期刊介绍: The Business and Human Rights Journal (BHRJ) provides an authoritative platform for scholarly debate on all issues concerning the intersection of business and human rights in an open, critical and interdisciplinary manner. It seeks to advance the academic discussion on business and human rights as well as promote concern for human rights in business practice. BHRJ strives for the broadest possible scope, authorship and readership. Its scope encompasses interface of any type of business enterprise with human rights, environmental rights, labour rights and the collective rights of vulnerable groups. The Editors welcome theoretical, empirical and policy / reform-oriented perspectives and encourage submissions from academics and practitioners in all global regions and all relevant disciplines. A dialogue beyond academia is fostered as peer-reviewed articles are published alongside shorter ‘Developments in the Field’ items that include policy, legal and regulatory developments, as well as case studies and insight pieces.
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