IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019

22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019

Room 402, Floor 4

Session information

The human rights global footprint of multinationals bracket

Thursday 26 September (1430 - 1545)

Room 402, Floor 4

Committee(s)

Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee (Lead)
Human Rights Law Committee

Description

This is intended to be an innovative and cutting-edge session focusing upon the rapidly increasing interest of multinational corporations in being good global services. It will focus on the international public law human rights obligations of states and corporates, looking at several international instruments and, more importantly, examining how companies are trying to navigate this new ethical business landscape.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Aoife Bradley LK Shields Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland; Membership Officer, Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
Peter Talibart LL.M. Seyfarth Shaw, London, England; Co-Chair, Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
Thomas Wilson Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, Texas, USA; Newsletter Coordinator, Human Rights Law Committee

Speakers

Saroj K Ghimire Himalayan Lawyers and Associates, Kathmandu, Nepal; Bar Executive Officer, Permanent Liaison Officers
Rieu Kim Barun Law LLC, Seoul, South Korea
Paul Lalli General Electric Company, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Sajai Singh JSA, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Joanie Zhang