This course focuses on doctrine, practice and strategies for the implementation of human rights protections in the context of business activities, specifically exploring three mega-industries: food, pharmaceuticals, and mining. Both Global South and Global North practitioners will train participants on practical tools they can use and skills they can hone to engage more effectively with big industries...

Participants will learn the fundamentals of international instruments for the protection of human rights, and will develop practical skills to create effective strategies to deal with business impact on human rights...

We will work with case studies and practical activities, using methods of collaborative problem solving such as design thinking. We will participate in an immersive negotiation workshop, based on real negotiation experiences and devised to provide an intensive introduction to fundamental negotiation methods through a combination of theory and practice, with an emphasis on skill-building...