Corporations and Human Rights Regulation

Professor Robert McCorquodale

5th February 2019

This talk considered the regulation of corporations for the human rights impacts of their activities. It included the role of legislation, industry sectors and civil society, as well as courts, in regulation of the actions of corporations that abuse human rights. It used the framework of developments in the area of responsible business conduct, especially of human rights due diligence.

Prof. Robert McCorquodale is a Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Nottingham, and a barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London. His expertise lies in public international law including issues of international humanitarian law, international human rights law, state and diplomatic immunity, state responsibility, corporation’s rights and responsibilities under international law, international investment disputes, international organisations and self-determination.  Robert has published widely on these areas and has assisted governments, corporations, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and peoples concerning international law and human rights issues.  He has been an advocate before the Supreme Court and the International Court of Justice. Previously he was a Fellow and Lecturer in Law at St. John's College, University of Cambridge and at the Australian National University in Canberra. Before embarking on an academic career, he worked as a solicitor in commercial litigation with King & Wood Mallesons in Sydney and Herbert Smith Freehills in London.