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Article

16 Sep 2016

Author:
HRIC, ECCJ, Mani Tese, and FIDH

Italy: Civil society contribution to Natl. Action Plan emphasises importance of access to remedy

The purpose of the present contribution is to provide proposals that aim to introduce mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) and a higher degree of non-financial reporting into national legislation...In line with the planned measures and in order to overcome the national barriers for victims, We outline that:

  1. the Working Group to be set up…should include consultations with all the stakeholders…
  2. Italian law should define the level and extent of mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence required from corporations…[T]he parent company should be required prove that it has established and implemented effective Human Rights Due Diligence…
  3. in order to facilitate access to evidence in case of gross violations of human rights, the scope of Article 210 C.p.c. should be expanded in order to empower the judge to order the disclosure of information in the company’s possession…
  4. …‘Tribunale delle imprese’ should be competent for civil transnational claims for business-related human rights violations.

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