Paige Morrow | Investment and human rights

UN OHCHR Self-Study on the Principles of Responsible Contracts

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has released a multimedia self-study on the UN Principles for Responsible Contracts: Integrating the management of human rights risks into State-investor contract negotiations – Guidance for negotiators.

The training is available in movie format, Powerpoint slides with audio for Powerpoint 2010 and 2011 users, or PDF slides with transcript for users without Powerpoint capability or low bandwidth. All of the OHCHR training resources on the Principles for Responsible Contracts and the supporting documentation are now available free online here.

Watch the trailer above for further information.

UNCITRAL new transparency rules entered into force April 1

The new UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration entered into force on 1 April, 2014.

The new Transparency Rules require public access to documents produced during treaty-based investor-State arbitrations brought under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, as well as public access to arbitral hearings and the ability for third parties to make submissions, with certain exceptions. The Transparency Rules apply to investor-State arbitration initiated under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules pursuant to a treaty providing for the protection of investments or investors concluded on or after 1 April 2014, unless the parties agree otherwise.   Parties may also agree to apply the Transparency Rules in other situations, for example in a treaty-based arbitration under the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (‘SCC’) Rules.

Learn more about transparency in investment arbitration in the Arbitration toolbox.