The following topics are common subjects taught in business and human rights courses. Members of the Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum have identified these issues as priority thematic areas for teachers. Teaching Notes have been published on the highlighted topics below.
Introduction: Teaching Business and Human Rights
General
- Corporations “101”
- The “Business Case”
- Corporate Responsibility
- Introducing International Human Rights
- Introducing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Español)
Business Practice
- Human Rights Due Diligence
- Human Rights Impact Assessment (Español)
- Grievance Mechanisms
Corporate Accountability
- Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation
- Mandatory Human Rights Reporting (Español)
- OECD National Contact Point Complaints
- Advocacy
- Investors
- Litigation – ATS Jurisprudence
- Litigation – Duty of Care
- Multistakeholder Initiatives
- National Action Plans
- Treaty
Detailed Subjects
- Human Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Human Rights and the Environment
- Banks and Human Rights
- International Labor Rights (Español)
- Land Rights
- Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights
- “Shared Value” and Human Rights
- Access to Water
- “Big Data” and Human Rights
- Freedom of Expression and the Right to Privacy
- Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Trade Agreements and Human Rights
If you teach the subject, we invite you to participate in this collective effort by contributing a Teaching Note.
The Forum is working to make Handbook content available in multiple languages. A number of teaching notes are now available in Spanish. We thank the law firm Hogan Lovells for its pro bono support of Forum efforts to promote BHR education globally.
