Business and human rights in law

Increasingly, states are embedding the corporate responsibility to protect human rights in law. The Business and Human Rights in Law website provides up-to-date information on both adopted laws and tabled legal proposals. It catalogues and describes litigation involving allegations of overseas harm. The website features a practical tool that facilitates the comparative analysis of legislative initiatives, across jurisdictions. Users can scan the globe for legal developments and lawsuits on a world map.
The website User Guide provides information about the types of legislation included on the Laws page and the criteria used to assess legal reforms, an introduction to the litigation included on the Court Cases page, as well as instructions for using the website's Compare tool.

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1 Law

Albania

1 Law

Algeria

1 Law

Andorra

1 Law

Angola

1 Law

Antigua and Barbuda

1 Law

Argentina

1 Law

Armenia

1 Law

Australia

2 Laws

Austria

European Union
12 Laws

Azerbaijan

1 Law

Bahamas

1 Law

Bahrain

1 Law

Bangladesh

1 Law

Barbados

1 Law

Belarus

1 Law

Belgium

European Union
11 Laws

Belize

1 Law

Benin

1 Law

Bhutan

1 Law

Bolivia

1 Law

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 Law

Botswana

1 Law

Brazil

2 Laws

Brunei Darussalam

1 Law

Bulgaria

European Union
10 Laws

Burkina Faso

1 Law

Burundi

1 Law

Cambodia

1 Law

Cameroon

1 Law

Canada

4 Laws
6 Court cases

Cape Verde

1 Law

Central African Republic

1 Law

Chad

1 Law

Chile

1 Law

China

1 Law

Colombia

1 Law

Comoros

1 Law

Congo

1 Law

Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

1 Law

Costa Rica

1 Law

Cote D'Ivoire

1 Law

Croatia

European Union
10 Laws

Cuba

1 Law

Cyprus

European Union
10 Laws

Czech Republic

European Union
10 Laws

Denmark

European Union
10 Laws

Djibouti

1 Law

Dominica

1 Law

Dominican Republic

1 Law

Ecuador

1 Law

Egypt

1 Law

El Salvador

1 Law

Equatorial Guinea

1 Law

Eritrea

1 Law

Estonia

European Union
10 Laws

Ethiopia

1 Law

Fiji

1 Law

Finland

European Union
10 Laws

France

European Union
11 Laws
11 Court cases

Gabon

1 Law

Gambia

1 Law

Georgia

1 Law

Germany

European Union
11 Laws
3 Court cases

Ghana

1 Law

Greece

European Union
10 Laws

Grenada

1 Law

Guatemala

1 Law

Guinea

1 Law

Guinea-Bissau

1 Law

Guyana

1 Law

Haiti

1 Law

Honduras

1 Law

Hungary

European Union
10 Laws

Iceland

1 Law

India

1 Law

Indonesia

1 Law

Iran

1 Law

Iraq

1 Law

Ireland

European Union
10 Laws

Israel

1 Law

Italy

European Union
11 Laws
1 Court case

Jamaica

1 Law

Japan

1 Law

Jordan

1 Law

Kazakhstan

1 Law

Kenya

1 Law

Kiribati

1 Law

North Korea

1 Law

South Korea

1 Law

Kuwait

1 Law

Kyrgyzstan

1 Law

Lao People's Democratic Republic

1 Law

Latvia

European Union
10 Laws

Lebanon

1 Law

Lesotho

1 Law

Liberia

1 Law

Libya

1 Law

Liechtenstein

1 Law

Lithuania

European Union
10 Laws

Luxembourg

European Union
11 Laws

Madagascar

1 Law

Malawi

1 Law

Malaysia

1 Law

Maldives

1 Law

Mali

1 Law

Malta

European Union
10 Laws

Marshall Islands

1 Law

Mauritania

1 Law

Mauritius

1 Law

Mexico

2 Laws

Micronesia, Federated States of

1 Law

Moldova, Republic of

1 Law

Monaco

1 Law

Mongolia

1 Law

Morocco

1 Law

Mozambique

1 Law

Myanmar

1 Law

Namibia

1 Law

Nauru

1 Law

Nepal

1 Law

Netherlands

European Union
12 Laws
3 Court cases

New Zealand

1 Law

Nicaragua

1 Law

Niger

1 Law

Nigeria

1 Law

North Macedonia, Republic of

1 Law

Norway

2 Laws

Oman

1 Law

Pakistan

1 Law

Palau

1 Law

Panama

1 Law

Papua New Guinea

1 Law

Paraguay

1 Law

Peru

1 Law

Philippines

1 Law

Poland

European Union
10 Laws

Portugal

European Union
10 Laws

Qatar

1 Law

Romania

European Union
10 Laws

Russia

1 Law

Rwanda

1 Law

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 Law

Saint Lucia

1 Law

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1 Law

Samoa

1 Law

San Marino

1 Law

Sao Tome and Principe

1 Law

Saudi Arabia

1 Law

Senegal

1 Law

Seychelles

1 Law

Sierra Leone

1 Law

Singapore

1 Law

Slovakia

European Union
10 Laws

Slovenia

European Union
10 Laws

Solomon Islands

1 Law

Somalia

1 Law

South Africa

1 Law
1 Court case

Spain

European Union
10 Laws

Sri Lanka

1 Law

Sudan

1 Law

Suriname

1 Law

Eswatini

1 Law

Sweden

European Union
10 Laws
1 Court case

Switzerland

4 Laws
2 Court cases

Syrian Arab Republic

1 Law

Tajikistan

1 Law

Tanzania, United Republic of

1 Law

Thailand

1 Law

Timor-Leste

1 Law

Togo

1 Law

Tonga

1 Law

Trinidad and Tobago

1 Law

Tunisia

1 Law

Turkey

1 Law

Turkmenistan

1 Law

Tuvalu

1 Law

Uganda

1 Law

Ukraine

1 Law

United Arab Emirates

1 Law

United Kingdom

5 Laws
4 Court cases

United States

5 Laws
6 Court cases

Uruguay

1 Law

Uzbekistan

1 Law

Vanuatu

1 Law

Venezuela

1 Law

Vietnam

1 Law

Yemen

1 Law

Zambia

1 Law

Zimbabwe

1 Law

Montenegro

1 Law

Serbia

1 Law

South Sudan

1 Law