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Business and Human Rights during the Trump Era

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2018

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Director, Human Rights and Business Division, Human Rights Watch.

References

2 http://www.voluntaryprinciples.org (last accessed 5 June 2018).

3 Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 11-203 (23 July 2010).

4 Executive Order No. 13627, Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts (25 September 2012).

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6 Nadja Popovich, Livia Albeck-Ripka and Kendra Pierre-Louis, ‘67 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump’, New York Times, 31 January 2018 (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/05/climate/trump-environment-rules-reversed.html).

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8 Popovich et al, see note 6.

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10 Popovich et al, see note 6.

11 Madeline Farber, ‘Apple CEO Tim Cook Really Does Not Like President Trump’s Travel Ban’, 9 February 2017 (http://fortune.com/2017/02/09/apple-ceo-tim-cook-donald-trump-travel-ban/).

12 Dakin Campbell and Hugh Son, ‘Goldman Sachs Breaks with Government Sachs on Immigrant Ban’, Bloomberg, 30 January 2017 (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-30/goldman-sachs-breaks-with-government-sachs-on-immigration-ban).

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15 Ed Crooks, ‘Trump Disbands Business Councils After More CEOs Quit’, Financial Times, 15 August 2017 (https://www.ft.com/content/4a8d62c5-ea78-3043-952d-24bf1cf5ee86).

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19 Council of the European Union, ‘Conflict Minerals: Council Adopts New Rules to Reduce Financing of Armed Groups, 3 April 2017 (http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/04/03/conflict-minerals).

20 Cossart, S, Chaplier, J and Beau de Lomenie, T, ‘The French Law on Duty of Care: A Historic Step Towards Making Globalization Work for All’ (2017) 2:2 Google Scholar Business and Human Rights Journal 317–323 (doi: 10.1017/bhj.2017.14).

21 Sarah Altschuller and Amy Lehr, ‘Proposed Dutch Legislation on Child Labor Due Diligence: What You Need to Know’, Foley Hoag CSR and the Law, 24 August 2017 (http://www.csrandthelaw.com/2017/08/24/proposed-dutch-legislation-on-child-labor-due-diligence-what-you-need-to-know/).

22 ‘Australia Aims to be Global Leader, With Strong Anti-Slavery Law Expected in 2018’, Japan Times, 18 April 2018 (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/18/asia-pacific/social-issues-asia-pacific/australia-aims-global-leader-strong-anti-slavery-law-expected-2018/#.Wx3ZTlOFN8c).