The Teaching Forum hosts an ongoing webinar series on Current Topics for BHR Teachers.
Upcoming Webinars
Visit the Teaching Forum Discussion Board for more information.
Past Webinars
2022
Human Rights & Environmental Due Diligence
10 March 2022 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnbMXkTaANo
Panelists:
- Claire Bright – NOVA
- Chiara Macchi – Wageningen University
- Nadia Bernaz – Wageningen University
2021
Teaching BHR Forum: Reviving the Great Debate
26 August 2021 – Recording (Passcode: T&c7cb1U)
Proposition: “The current mode of teaching business and human rights is disconnected to the reality of business and human rights in practice.”
Moderated by Robert McCorquodale – University of NottinghamIn Favor:
- Justine Nolan – Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW
- Amol Mehra – Laudes Foundation
- Mike Posner – NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights
- Jena Martin – West Virginia University
- Debbie Stothard – Altsean-Burma
- Tara van Ho – University of Essex
Virtual Teaching BHR Workshop:
Using Film as a Teaching Tool
15 July 2021 – Recording
Panelists:
- Malcome Rogge – Lecturer in Law, University of Exeter; Research Fellow, Harvard Corporate Responsibility Center for Business and Government; Director, Documentary: Under Rich Earth
- Kelly Eskew – Clinical Professor, Business Law & Ethics, Indiana University
- Liz Umlas – Adjunct Professor, University of Fribourg; Independent Researcher and Consultant on BHR
Virtual Teaching BHR Workshop:
Teaching BHR in a Condensed Format
20 May 2021 – Recording
Panelists:
- Christine Bader – Carthage College
- Alan Franklin – Athabasca University
- Marcia Narine Weldon – University of Miami School of Law
Teaching BHR at Business Schools
15 April 2021 – Recording (Passcode: JTnx#dM9)
Panelists:
- Mike Posner – Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern School of Business
- Karin Buhmann – Copenhagen Business School
- Björn Fasterling – EDHEC Business School
- Dorothée Baumann-Pauly – Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights, Geneva School of Economics and Management
Successful Role Plays, Simulations, and Exercises
18 March 2021 – Recording (Passcode: uqM^3%*k)
Panelists:
- Nina Gardner – School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
- Anthony Ewing – Columbia Law School
- Marcia Narine Weldon – University of Miami School of Law
- Robert McCorquodale – University of Nottingham
12 March 2021 – Recording (Passcode: X.9CPj5=)
Panelists:
- John Morrison – Institute for Human Rights and Business
- John Ruggie – Harvard Kennedy School
- Claire Bright – NOVA Knowledge Center for Business, Human Rights and the Environment
- Chris Patz – European Coalition for Corporate Justice
28 January 2021 – Recording (Passcode: +?Q1rZc#)
Panelists:
- Eric Biel – Fair Labor Association
- Marti Flacks – Business and Human Rights Resource Center
- Jason Pielemeier – Global Network Initiative
2020
Transnational Corporations and Human Rights:Overcoming Barriers to Judicial Remedy
11 December 2020 – Recording (Passcode: cd%v5Sz!)
Panelists:
- Rachel Chambers – Co-Director, Teaching BHR Forum; Postdoctoral Research Associate, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut
- Jennie Green – Clinical Professor of Law, University of Minnesota
- James Yap – Lawyer, Toronto; President, Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights
12 November 2020
Panelists:
- Meg Roggensack – Teaching Forum Co-Director
- Erika George – Professor, University of Utah Law School
- Susan Hoffman – Past President of the D.C. Bar; Public Service Partner, Crowell and Moring
- Colleen Jennings-Roggensack – Vice President of Cultural Affairs, Arizona State University; Executive Director, ASU Gammage
- Jaren Dunning – Senior Counsel, Global Human Rights and Employment Law, PepsiCo
- Alex Walden – Global Policy Lead, Human Rights and Free Expression, Google
10 September 2020 – Recording
Panelists:
- Sara Seck – Teaching BHR Forum Governance Committee; Associate Professor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
- Nora Götzmann – Senior Adviser, Danish Institute for Human Rights
- Tulika Bansal – Senior Adviser, Danish Institute for Human Rights
- Irit Tamir – Director, Private Sector Department, Oxfam America
- Yann Wyss – Senior Manager, Social Impact, Nestlé
Legal and Policy Developments
9 September 2020 – Recording
Panelists:
- Mr. Eric Biel – Senior Advisor to the Fair Labor Association and Adjunct Professor; Georgetown University Law Center
- Dr. Antonella Angelini – Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University Law School
- Ms. Hannah Clayton – Manager, Communities and Human Rights, International Council on Mining and Minerals
- Mr. Michael Bride – Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, PVH
Business Responses and Teaching Approaches
23 June 2020 – Recording
Panelists:
- Rachel Chambers – Teaching BHR Forum Webinar Series Co-Chair; Postdoctoral Research Associate, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut
- Monica Gorman – Vice President, Responsible Leadership & Global Compliance, New Balance; Board Member, Fair Labor Association
- Mike Posner – Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics and Finance and Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern; Board Chair, Fair Labor Association
- Anthony Ewing – Co-Founder and Co-Director, Teaching BHR Forum; Lecturer, Columbia Law School; Senior Advisor, Logos Consulting Group
How has the French Law on the Corporate Duty of Vigilance Influenced Human Rights Due Diligence?
14 May 2020
Panelists:
- John Ruggie – Harvard Kennedy School
- Stéphane Brabant – Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
- Sandra Cossart – Executive Director, Sherpa
- Aurélien Hamelle – General Counsel, Total SA
- Elsa Savourey – Lawyer, Herbert Smith Freehills
- Sarah Teisei – CSR Director, Vinci
- Nadia Bernaz – Wageningen University
Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum 