NUI Galway Conference on Business and Human Rights - 24 March 2012

A one-day conference entitled "Ireland and the United Nations Framework for Business and Human Rights" has been organised by the Irish Centre for Human Rights and the School of Law at the National University of Ireland Galway.

The conference seeks to explore and analyse issues of law and policy for Ireland arising from the 2011 endorsement by the United Nations of Professor John Ruggie's framework for business and human rights.

It will feature a number of international and national speakers from civil society and academia, addressing;

• companies involvement in human rights violations implications of privatisation of public services
• extraterritorial jurisdiction in Irish law
• corporate criminal liability
• lessons from the Alien Tort Claims Act
• remedies for victims.

When: Saturday, 24th March, 2012

Where: NUI Galway

Fee: €10 - €20

For further information and to register, visit www.conference.ie or contact Hadeel Abu-Hussein at h.abuhussein1@nuigalway.ie