A step in the right direction, or more of the same? A systematic review of the impact of human rights due diligence legislation

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Vincent Dupont, Diana Pietrzak, Boris Verbrugge
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Recently, there has been a strong push for binding human rights due diligence (HRDD) legislation, both at the national and European levels. As empirical evidence of such legislation's impact gradually emerges, it is time to take stock. In this article, we conduct a systematic literature review to assess available empirical evidence on (1) how HRDD legislation affects the policies and practices through which companies engage with human rights; (2) how these policies and practices, in turn, affect different actors in companies’ value chains. While it is too early to make conclusive judgements, existing evidence allows us to identify several worrying trends: most companies opt for managerialist and compliance-oriented approaches to HRDD; revert primarily to earlier (and flawed) private governance mechanisms; and try to cascade responsibilities and costs in their supply chain. This risks perpetuating or reinforcing marginalisation and exclusion dynamics. Based on these findings, we formulate some lessons for policy-makers.

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朝着正确方向迈出的一步,还是一成不变?系统审查人权尽职调查立法的影响
最近,国家和欧洲都在大力推动具有约束力的人权尽职调查(HRDD)立法。随着有关此类立法影响的实证证据逐渐显现,现在是进行总结的时候了。在本文中,我们进行了系统的文献综述,以评估以下方面的现有实证证据:(1)人权尽职调查立法如何影响公司参与人权事务的政策和实践;(2)这些政策和实践如何反过来影响公司价值链中的不同参与者。虽然作出结论性判断为时尚早,但现有证据使我们能够确定几个令人担忧的趋势:大多数公司选择以管理主义和合规为导向的方法处理人权捍卫问题;主要恢复早期(和有缺陷的)私人治理机制;并试图在其供应链中逐级承担责任和成本。这有可能使边缘化和排斥动态永久化或强化。基于这些发现,我们为政策制定者提出了一些经验教训。
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期刊介绍: Human Rights Review is an interdisciplinary journal which provides a scholarly forum in which human rights issues and their underlying empirical, theoretical and philosophical foundations are explored. The journal seeks to place human rights practices and policies within a theoretical perspective in order to link empirical research to broader human rights issues. Human Rights Review welcomes submissions from all academic areas in order to foster a wide-ranging dialogue on issues of concern to both the academic and the policy-making communities. The journal is receptive to submissions drawing from diverse methodologies and approaches including case studies, quantitative analysis, legal scholarship and philosophical discourse in order to provide a comprehensive discussion concerning human rights issues.
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