The issue of business and human rights in the Americas has significantly evolved over the last years due to the various and constant episodes of business-related human rights abuses. Thus, in a region reliant on, influenced and hit by business elites, actions and initiatives have emerged from States and regional organizations that promote responsible business conduct. The purpose of this article is to reflect and analyze the scope, content, and novel contributions of the 2020 report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on business and human rights, which contains and develops the minimum standards for States - and business – in order to respect and guarantee the enjoyment of human rights in the context of business activities.
Keywords:
Businesses, human rights, standards, Inter-American Human Rights System, America
Author Biography
Daniel Iglesias Márquez, Universidad de Sevilla
Daniel Iglesias Márquez es doctor en Derecho cum laude por la Universidad Rovira i Virgili, España. Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Colima, México. Máster en Derecho Ambiental por la Universidad Rovira i Virgili y Máster en Gobernanza Global y Derechos Humanos por la Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, España. Es investigador postdoctoral «Juan de la Cierva» del Departamento de Derecho Internacional Público y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad de Sevilla, España, y miembro del Consejo de la Academia Latinoamericana de Derechos Humanos y Empresas de la Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association.
Iglesias Márquez, D. (2020). Inter-American standards on business and human rights: New perspectives for responsible business conduct in the Americas. Anuario De Derechos Humanos, 16(2), 347–379. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-2279.2020.57394