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4.
Encourages States to consider undertaking a review of the coverage and
effectiveness of domestic law regimes that are related to respect by business enterprises for
human rights with a view to improving accountability and access to effective remedy in
cases of business involvement in human rights abuses, taking into account the legal and
practical challenges arising from the organization and management of business enterprises
and complex global supply chains, drawing, as appropriate, from the report of the High
Commissioner;1
5.
Also encourages States to develop a comprehensive strategy for improving
accountability and access to remedy, as appropriate, including by taking the report of the
High Commissioner into consideration, in a manner appropriate to local legal structures,
traditions, challenges and needs, for instance as a part of national action plans on business
and human rights and through other related initiatives;
6.
Further encourages States to take steps to improve the effectiveness of
international cooperation between State agencies and judicial bodies with respect to law
enforcement of domestic legal regimes to address business-related human rights abuses;
7.
Invites States to work through relevant intergovernmental processes to
enhance accountability and access to remedy for victims in cases of business involvement
in human rights abuses;
8.
Invites regional and international bodies responsible for promoting and
facilitating international cooperation with respect to cross-border investigation, legal
assistance and enforcement of judicial decisions to take steps to improve the speed and
effectiveness of such cooperation in cross-border cases of business-related human rights
abuses through legal, practical and capacity-building means;
9.
Calls upon all business enterprises to meet their responsibility to respect
human rights as stated in the Guiding Principles and in other applicable standards,
including for example by actively contributing to initiatives aimed at fostering a culture of
respect for the rule of law, participating in good faith in domestic judicial processes, and by
establishing effective operational-level mechanisms to enable the early resolution of
grievances;
10.
Encourages business enterprises to share publicly information regarding their
human rights policies and procedures to enhance stakeholder engagement with respect to
business operations and the preventative measures that businesses can take;
11.
Recognizes the role of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and
transnational corporations and other business enterprises in promoting the effective
implementation of the Guiding Principles and exploring options for enhancing access to
effective remedies, including by, inter alia, using the report of the High Commissioner to
provide guidance on the development and implementation of national action plans and
other related initiatives, and requests the Working Group to prepare a study on best
practices and how to improve on the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation between
States with respect to law enforcement on the issue of business and human rights, drawing
on the report as appropriate, and to report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fifth
session;
12.
Welcomes the role of the Working Group in guiding the annual Forum on
Business and Human Rights and in convening regional forums to discuss challenges and
lessons learned in a regional context, and invites the Working Group to include challenges,
opportunities and lessons learned when improving accountability and access to judicial
remedy for business-related human rights abuse as an item on the agenda of the annual
Forum in 2016;
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