Access to Remedy in Cases of Business-related Human Rights Abuse: An Interpretive Guide

Overview

The aim of this interpretive guide is to equip actors with the knowledge in relation to access to remedy for business and human rights harms.

This guide is intended for anyone seeking to better understand how the UNGPs address issues of remedy. It aims to equip all actors, whether specialist or non-specialist, with the knowledge and insights needed for more productive engagement and advocacy.

The guide provides an overview of the UNGPs’ access to remedy pillar, explains the key principles and concepts that underpin it, and addresses some common misconceptions. It is complemented by a set of compilations of guidance from the Accountability and Remedy Project, which provide recommended actions for enhancing the effectiveness of the different types of remedial mechanisms relevant to resolving cases relating to business and human rights. 

It is hoped that, by highlighting the different ways in which diverse actors may contribute to access to remedy, this guide will encourage further policy innovation, for example by fostering a greater understanding of the value of coordinated action between different types of actors and mechanisms and of the conditions under which this can take place.

This publication is accessible online.

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