Human Rights and State-Investor Contracts: Guidance and Assessment Tool for Company Negotiators (DIHR, 2014)

Description

This guidance document aims to support the implementation and evaluation of the ten ‚Principles for responsible contracts: integrating the management of human rights risks into State-investor contract negotiations: guidance for negotiators (UN, 2011), one of which states that physical security must be provided in a manner consistent with human rights principles and standards. The guidance includes checklists with human rights relevant questions to ensure that the roles and responsibilities of the host-State and the company are clearly understood and articulated. Furthermore it provides a human rights compliance assessment module based on the mentioned Principles for Responsible Contracts.