Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Presentation: Lisa Laplante--"What’s Business Got to do With It? The Role of the Private Sector in Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding" 22 Feb 2024

 

A very interesting premise for what will be a quite thought provoking engagement. Please consider attending. Registration by following this link HERE.


What’s Business Got to do With It? The Role of the Private Sector in Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

 

The Business & Human Rights Workshop is dedicated to the development and discussion of works-in-progress and other non-published academic research. Join us in discussion with Lisa J. Laplante (Professor of Law, New England Law, Boston) and John Katsos (Associate Professor of Management, American University of Sharjah) on how the private sector may assist in transitional justice and peacebuilding

Abstract

Businesses of all sizes play many roles in armed conflict, repression and other situations that lead to widespread human rights violations. Yet, when the violence ends and the arms are put down, only a handful of governments have considered how to involve companies in their transitional justice processes. This paper offers a taxonomy to help classify the different types of roles that companies play in episodes of the break-down of the rule of law and violent conflict and argues that this approach encourages governments to widen their focus to include the private sector in forward-looking peacebuilding processes such as community reconciliation, collective reparations, institutional reform, and even development.

Please register in advance of the talk below to receive advance access to the paper under development.

Presenter

Lisa J. Laplante, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for International Law and Policy, New England Law | Boston

Discussant

John Katsos, Associate Professor of Management, American University of Sharjah

Sponsors

This event is co-sponsored by the Business & Human Rights Initiative (BHRI) and the Human Rights Research & Data Hub (HuRRD) at the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute.

Free


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