The first meeting of the Drafting Team of The Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration was held on 25-26 January 2018 at the Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC). The purpose of the first meeting of the Drafting Team was to identify and to hold initial discussions of some key issues relevant to the preparation of a set of arbitral rules in international disputes concerning business-related human rights abuses. The Working Group has published the report of the meeting so as to promote transparency concerning the project and to further multi-stakeholder inclusion. The Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration project is coordinated by CILC, with funding provided by the City of The Hague.
This news item was written by the Working Group on International Arbitration of Business and Human Rights.