IBA issues human rights guidance to law firms

November, 04 2014

The International Bar Association (IBA) has issued guidance to law firms and other advisers to businesses on human rights.

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In its introduction, the IBA says: ‘There are few areas of legal practice for which the Guiding Principles – and the international human right standards they reference – are not potentially relevant.’ The principles can apply in a wide range of issues - affecting land purchases, for example, where governments have ‘grabbed’ land without consultation. Source: Triple Pundit