scholarly journals Big Data on BHR: Innovative Approaches to Analysing the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre Database

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole JANZ ◽  
James ALLEN-ROBERTSON ◽  
Rajeshwari MAJUMDAR ◽  
Shareen HERTEL

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Nicole JANZ ◽  
James ALLEN-ROBERTSON ◽  
Rajeshwari MAJUMDAR ◽  
Shareen HERTEL


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (41) ◽  
pp. 157-181
Author(s):  
Luca Belli

A Internet das Coisas (IoT, na sigla em inglês) é um fenômeno anunciado por seus proponentes como uma verdadeira propulsora da próxima revolução industrial, capaz de gerar ganhos consideráveis em termos de eficiência e crescimento.  Porém, juntos com as vantagens que a IoT pode determinar, parece necessário avaliar as consequências que tal fenômeno é susceptível de desencadear sobre o pleno gozo dos Direitos Humanos e Fundamentais. O objetivo deste artigo é, portanto, investigar brevemente quais evoluções tecnológicas estão conduzindo - e sendo possibilitadas - pela IoT, qual pode ser o impacto da IoT sobre os direitos dos indivíduos. O artigo analisa elementos que poderiam permitir aos poderes públicos e às empresas de enfrentar os desafios da IoT favorecendo, de maneira sinérgica, o desenvolvimento de sistemas de IoT responsáveis, em conformidade aos Princípios Orientadores das Nações Unidas sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos. Primeiramente, este artigo analisará o fenômeno da IoT, enfatizando a íntima ligação entre os fenômenos da IoT, Big Data e Inteligência Artificial. A segunda seção examinará brevemente o impacto que os fenômenos acima mencionados podem ter no pleno gozo dos Direitos Humanos e Fundamentais, fornecendo alguns exemplos concretos. A seção final fornecerá algumas sugestões sobre como Estados e empresas podem implementar os Princípios de forma eficaz. ------------ The Internet of Things (IoT) is a phenomenon announced by its proponents as a true propellant of the next industrial revolution, able to generate considerable gains in terms of efficiency and growth. However, together with the benefits that the IoT can unleash, it seems necessary to evaluate the consequences that such phenomenon can deploy on the full enjoyment of Fundamental Huma Rights. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to briefly investigate what technological evolutions are driving – and being enabled by – the IoT, what could be the impact of the IoT on individuals’ rights. The article analyses what elements could allow public and private stakeholder to face the challenges of the IoT, while facilitating, in synergy, the development of responsible IoT systems, in compliance with United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. First, this paper will analyse the IoT phenomenon, stressing the intimate link between the IoT and the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence phenomena. The second section will briefly scrutinise the impact that the aforementioned phenomena may have on the full enjoyment of Fundamental Human Rights, providing some concrete examples. The concluding section will provide some suggestions on how states and businesses can implement the Principles effectively.  



2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-179
Author(s):  
Alessandro Suppa ◽  
Pavel Bureš

SummaryNowadays, an important role in the world is played by Multinational Corporations (MNCs). They hire, produce, and influence the international economy, but also, they exploit, pollute. Their business activities might have a worldwide effect on human lives. The question of the responsibility of MNCs has drawn the attention of many scholars, mainly from the study field labelled “Business and Human Rights”. The present paper does not examine the topic under the same approach. The authors aim at presenting the issue in a broader perspective, exploring the concept of due diligence both in international and corporate law. In this paper, authors strategically use the uniformity of national legislations as a possible and alternative solution to the issue. They are aware of three fundamental factors: 1) the definition of MNCs needs to be as clear as possible, so to avoid any degree of uncertainty; 2) the outsourcing phenomenon interacts with that definition; 3) in case of no possibility to include outsourcing in the definition of MNC, the original question arises in a significant way.







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