ABSTRACT

The business and human rights framework is based on pillars in which states should act to protect against the human rights impacts of business enterprises and the business enterprises should act in ways that do not lead to human rights impacts. Yet there is a gap in this framework in situations where a business enterprise may be willing to act but faces challenges in doing so due to the laws and practices of a state in which it operates. This international framework nevertheless places an expectation on businesses that they should still respect international human rights law as far as possible in these circumstances. No methods are offered for how this can be done in any coherent manner. This makes it very difficult for business enterprises, regulators and civil society to determine the type of compliance required. In this article, we explore this gap in the international framework and, based on empirical research, offer ways in which it can be closed. We propose a typology to assist in understanding the different conflicts between business practices and state laws that may occur, and recommend methods as to how to deal with these conflicts.

中文翻译：

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负责任的商业行为和州法律：解决人权冲突

摘要

商业和人权框架以支柱为基础，在该支柱中，国家应采取行动保护商业企业免受人权影响，商业企业应采取不会导致人权影响的方式行事。但是，在企业可能愿意采取行动但由于其所在州的法律和惯例而在行动上面临挑战的情况下，此框架中仍存在差距。但是，这种国际框架使企业期望他们在这种情况下仍应尽可能遵守国际人权法。没有提供任何方法可以以任何连贯的方式完成此操作。这使得企业，监管机构和公民社会很难确定所需的合规类型。在这篇文章中，我们将探索国际框架中的这一差距，并基于经验研究，提供可以弥补这一差距的方法。我们提出一种类型学，以帮助理解业务实践与州法律之间可能发生的各种冲突，并建议如何处理这些冲突的方法。