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DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK (Chair´s revised version 24-10-2016)
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Open-ended intergovernmental working group for the elaboration of an International Legally Binding Instrument on Transnational Corporations and other Business
Enterprises with respect to human rights, Resolution A/HRC/RES/26/9
Geneva, Palais des Nations, Room XX
Second session, 24-28 October 2016
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Monday 24 October
Tuesday 25 October
Wednesday 26 October
Thursday 27 October
Friday 28 October
10:00- Item 1. Opening of the session
Item 4 (cont´d)
Item 4. (cont´d)
Item 4. (cont´d)
Item 4. (cont´d)
13:00
Panel III: Obligations and responsibilities
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Video-message by UN High
Panel II: Primary obligations of
Panel IV: Open debate on different
of TNCs and other business enterprises
Panel VI: Lessons learned and
Commissioner on HR
States, including extraterritorial
approaches and criteria for the
with respect to human rights
challenges to access to remedy
obligations related to TNCs and
future definition of the scope of the (selected cases from different
international
legally
binding
Item 2. Election of the
other business enterprises with
Subtheme 1 – Examples of international
sectors and regions).
instruments addressing obligations and instrument
Chairperson-Rapporteur
respect to protecting human rights
responsibilities of private actors
Moderator: Ambassador Robert
Moderator: Ambassador Hernán
Item. 3 Adoption of the agenda
Subtheme 1 – Implementing
Moderator: Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic,
Matheus Michael Tene, Deputy
Estrada Roman, Permanent
and programme of work
international human rights
Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent
Permanent Representative of
Representative of Nicaragua to the
obligations: Examples of national
Representative of the Holy See to the
Indonesia to the United Nations
United Nations
United Nations
Item. 4. Plenary discussions in
legislation and international
accordance with the programme
instruments applicable to TNCs and
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Vera Luisa Da Costa e Silva,
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Khalil Hamdani, Visiting
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Daniel Aguirre, International
of work
other business enterprises with
Head of the Secretariat,
Professor at the Graduate
Commission of Jurists
Framework Convention on
Institute of Development
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Statement by the Chairperson- respect to human rights
Tobacco Control
Studies, Lahore School of
Myanmar
Rapporteur
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Linda Kromjong, Secretary
Economics, Pakistan
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Elizabeth Pèriz, Tierra Digna
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Keynote speaker presentation
Moderator: Ambassador Negash
General, International
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Anne Van Shaik, Friends of
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Claudia Müller-Hoff,
by Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia
Kebret Botora, Permanent
Organization of Employers
the Earth – Europe
European Center for
University (video-conference)
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Githa Roelans, Head,
Representative of Ethiopia to the
Multinational Enterprises and
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Alfred de Zayas,
Constitutional and Human
United Nations
Enterprise Engagement Unit –
Independent Expert on the
Rights
General statements
ILO
promotion of a democratic
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Daniel Aguirre, International
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Michael Hopkins, CSR Finance
and equitable international
Panel discussion
Commission of Jurists Myanmar
Institute
order
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Surya Deva, Associate Professor,
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Ariel Meyerstein, US Council for
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Carlos Correa, South Centre
School of Law, City University
International Business
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Harris Gleckmann, Centre
of Hong Kong and Member of
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Ana María Suárez-Franco, FIAN
for Governance and
UN Working Group on Business
International
and Human Rights
Sustainability, University of
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Richard Meeran, Partner, Leigh
Massachusets, Boston
Day & Co.
Panel discussion
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Robert McCorquodale,
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Juan Hernández-Zubizarreta,
Director, British Institute of Preparation of the report of the
University of the Basque Country
International and
second session of the OEIGWG
Comparative Law
Panel discussion
Panel discussion
1 Pursuant to resolution A/HRC/26/9, this Program of Work does not limit the discussions of this Intergovernmental Working Group, which can include TNCs as well as all
other business enterprises.
DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK (Chair´s revised version 24-10-2016)
Open-ended intergovernmental working group for the elaboration of an International Legally Binding Instrument on Transnational Corporations and other Business
Enterprises with respect to human rights, Resolution A/HRC/RES/26/9
Geneva, Palais des Nations, Room XX
Second session, 24-28 October 2016
15:00- Item 4. (cont´d)
Item 4. (cont´d)
Item 4. (cont´d)
Item 4. (cont´d)
18:00
Panel V: Strengthening cooperation with
regard to prevention, remedy and
Panel I: Overview of the social,
Panel II: (cont’d)
Panel III: (cont’d)
accountability and access to justice at the
economic and environmental impacts Subtheme 2 – Jurisprudential and
Subtheme 2 - Jurisprudential and
national and international levels
related to transnational corporations
practical approaches to elements
other approaches to clarify standards
of civil, administrative and criminal
and other business enterprises and
of extraterritoriality and national
Moderator: Ambassador Beatriz
liability of TNCs and other business
human rights, and their legal
sovereignty
Londoño Soto, Permanent
enterprises
Representative of Colombia to the
challenges
United Nations
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Kinda Mohamedieh, South
Moderator: Ambassador Nozipho
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Member,
Centre
Joyce Mxakato-Diseko, Permanent
- Danielle Auroi, Member, National
Assembly of the French Republic
European Parliament
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David Bilchitz, Professor,
Representative of South Africa to the
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Richard Kozul-Wright,
University of Johannesburg
United Nations
Subtheme 1 - Moving forward in the
Item 5. Adoption of the report
Director, Division on
and Director, South African
implementation of the United Nations
Globalization and Development
Institute of Advances
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David Bilchitz, Professor,
Guiding Principles on Business and
University of Johannesburg
Human Rights
Strategies, UNCTAD
Constitutional, Public,
and Director, South African
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Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN
Human Rights and
Institute of Advances
- Video-message by Nils Muižniekis,
Special Rapporteur on the rights
International Law
Constitutional, Public,
Commissioner for Human Rights–
of indigenous peoples (tbc)
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Harris Gleckmann, Centre
Human Rights and
Council of Europe
- Lene
Wendland,
Adviser
on
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Christy Hoffman, Deputy
for Governance and
International Law
Business and Human Rights,
Secretary General, UNI Global
Sustainability, University of
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Nomonde Nyembe, Attorney,
OHCHR
Union
Massachusets, Boston
Business and Human Rights,
- Surya Deva, Associate Professor,
Centre for Applied Legal
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Natalie Bernasconi-
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Leah Margulies, Corporate
School of Law, City University of
Studies
Hong Kong and Member of UN
Osterwalder, Group Director,
Accountability International
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Richard Meeran, Partner,
Working Group on Business and
Economic Law & Policy
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Gianni Tognoni, Secretary
Leigh Day & Co.
Human Rights
programme, International
General, Permanent
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Michael Congiu, Shareholder,
Institute for Sustainable
Peoples’ Tribunal
Subtheme 2 – The relation between the
Littler Mendelson
United Nations Guiding Principles and
Development
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Michelle Harrison, Earth
the elaboration of an international
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Carlos Correa, South Centre
Panel discussion
Rights International
legally binding Instrument on TNCs and
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Susan George, Transnational
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Rizwana Hassan, Friends of
other business enterprises
Institute
the Earth-Bangladesh
- Richard Meeran, Partner, Leigh Day
-
& Co.
Panel discussion
Panel discussion
- Carlos
López,
International
Commission of Jurists
- National Human Rights Institution
representative (tbc)
Panel discussion
DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK (Chair´s revised version 24-10-2016)
Open-ended intergovernmental working group for the elaboration of an International Legally Binding Instrument on Transnational Corporations and other Business
Enterprises with respect to human rights, Resolution A/HRC/RES/26/9
Geneva, Palais des Nations, Room XX
Second session, 24-28 October 2016