Prevention and elimination of modern slavery is a priority of this era, eliciting responses at an international level and in domestic laws. The duty of organisations to ensure transparency in their supply chains is the strongest representation of corporate responsibility in this field. Less attention has been given to the current/potential role of insolvency mechanisms, in relation to companies’ commission of modern slavery offences, and in relation to their failure to comply with their supply-chain obligations. This paper engages with this novel question by examining the proposition to incorporate a directors’ disqualification sanction into the United Kingdom framework governing companies’ modern slavery supply chain obligations. This represents an opportunity, insofar as the disqualification regime is ostensibly well-placed to address weaknesses in companies’ compliance with their responsibilities. However, it represents a challenge in that adoption and implementation would have to navigate drawbacks such as the limitations of existing grounds for disqualification and potential weaknesses in the design and enforcement of a bespoke sanction. Moreover, it should confront uncertainty as to whether disqualification is an effective tool for preventing misconduct by the professional/executive class of managers at the helm of large companies. Increased emphasis on regulating the human rights obligations of companies makes it imperative that this question is addressed.

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现代奴隶制与董事资格取消：机遇与挑战的融合

预防和消除现代奴隶制是这个时代的优先事项，在国际层面和国内法律中引起了回应。组织确保其供应链透明度的责任是该领域企业责任的最有力体现。对于破产机制的当前/潜在作用、与公司实施现代奴役犯罪以及未能遵守其供应链义务有关的关注较少。本文通过研究将董事取消资格制裁纳入管理公司现代奴隶制供应链义务的英国框架的提议，探讨了这一新问题。这代表了一个机会，只要取消资格制度表面上很好地解决了公司在履行其责任方面的弱点。然而，它是一个挑战，因为采用和实施必须克服缺陷，例如现有取消资格的理由的限制以及定制制裁的设计和执行中的潜在弱点。此外，它应该面临不确定性，即取消资格是否是防止大公司掌舵的专业/行政管理人员不当行为的有效工具。对规范公司人权义务的日益重视使得解决这个问题势在必行。它是一个挑战，因为采用和实施必须克服缺陷，例如现有取消资格的理由的限制以及定制制裁的设计和执行中的潜在弱点。此外，它应该面临不确定性，即取消资格是否是防止大公司掌舵的专业/行政管理人员不当行为的有效工具。对规范公司人权义务的日益重视使得解决这个问题势在必行。它是一个挑战，因为采用和实施必须克服缺陷，例如现有取消资格理由的限制以及定制制裁的设计和执行中的潜在弱点。此外，它应该面临不确定性，即取消资格是否是防止大公司掌舵的专业/行政管理人员不当行为的有效工具。对规范公司人权义务的日益重视使得解决这个问题势在必行。它应该面临不确定性，即取消资格是否是防止大公司掌舵的专业/行政管理人员不当行为的有效工具。对规范公司人权义务的日益重视使得解决这个问题势在必行。它应该面临不确定性，即取消资格是否是防止大公司掌舵的专业/行政管理人员不当行为的有效工具。对规范公司人权义务的日益重视使得解决这个问题势在必行。