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Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan OECD Guidelines and the Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility [page 5] Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, together with the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, serves as the Finish National Contact Point for the implementation of OECD Guidelines. The…
Finland
4. Access of victims of human rights violations to legal remedies [pages 30-31] The realisation of human rights requires that the victims of human rights violations may have their situation assessed and remedied. For this reason, the existence of sufficient legal remedies or other settlement or compensation proceedings is crucial. These procedures may be legally…
Italy
IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments B. Operational Principles Guiding Principle 31 Italy recognises that judicial state-based mechanisms are at the core of the State’s ability to guarantee the full access to effective remedy against human rights abuses; at the same time, Italy yet acknowledges the need of developing appropriate non-state based grievance…
Italy
IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 29] B. Operational Principles Guiding Principle 30 Italy recognises that judicial state-based mechanisms are at the core of the State’s ability to guarantee the full access to effective remedy against human rights abuses; at the same time, Italy yet acknowledges the need of developing appropriate non-state…
Italy
IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 29] B. Operational Principles Guiding Principle 28 Italy recognises that judicial state-based mechanisms are at the core of the State’s ability to guarantee the full access to effective remedy against human rights abuses; at the same time, Italy yet acknowledges the need of developing appropriate non-state…
Italy
IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 28] B. Operational Principles Guiding Principles 27 As far as Non-judicial remedies are concerned, an important role is played by the specific instances offered by the Italian National Contact Point. As requested by the OECD Guidelines, the OECD NCP manages the “specific instances”8 through a non-judicial…
Italy
IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 26] B. Operational Principles Guiding Principle 26 The Italian legal system ensures access to effective remedies to protect against human rights violations occurred within its territory: art. 24 and art.111 of the Italian Constitution guarantee the right to be heard in Court and take judicial action…
Italy
IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 26] B. Operational Principles Guiding Principles 25 & 26 The Italian legal system ensures access to effective remedies to protect against human rights violations occurred within its territory: art. 24 and art.111 of the Italian Constitution guarantee the right to be heard in Court and take…
Chile
Pillar 3: Access to Redress Mechanisms Strand 4: Criteria for the Effectiveness of Non-Judicial Grievance Mechanisms [pages 63-64] 4.1 All actions contained in this Plan related with state-based non-judicial mechanisms and non-state-based mechanisms will refer to these Principles of Effectiveness for their implementation and continuous improvement. 4.2. All training and other actions included in this…
Chile
Pillar 3: Access to Redress Mechanisms Strand 3: Non-State Based Mechanisms [pages 62-63] Likewise, Principle 29 highlights the fact that business enterprises should set out or participate in effective grievance mechanisms available, at an operational level, to people and communities that may suffer from negative consequences, and so that the damage caused may be promptly…
Chile
Pillar 3: Access to Redress Mechanisms Strand 3: Non-State Based Mechanisms [pages 62-63] Non-state based redress mechanisms play an important role in the design of a holistic remedy system in the field of business and human rights, since this allow the owners of rights to look for redress actions outside or beyond the state-based system….
Chile
Pillar 3: Access to Redress Mechanisms Strand 2: State-Based Non-Judicial Mechanisms [pages 59-62] In line with Principle 27 of the Guiding Principles, States must develop effective and appropriate non-judicial grievance mechanisms, at the same time as judicial mechanisms, as an integral part of a comprehensive state system to redress the violation of human rights by…
Chile
Pillar 3: Access to Redress Mechanisms Strand 1: State-Based Judicial Mechanisms [pages 58-59] Judicial mechanisms must be accessible, affordable and effective to ensure access to remedy. This requires guaranteeing the availability of the necessary proper resources and information enabling all people and groups to demand the respect for their rights before all existing relevant bodies….
