Creating value for shareholders has long been considered the primary purpose of corporations, especially within the framework of traditional economic theories. However, this view has evolved ...

Bonita Meyersfeld has received funding from the National Research Foundation as part of her NRF rating. There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

As we continue our annual tradition of identifying ten key business and human rights issues for the next year, our predictive powers are amply tested by the current geopolitical climate. But we draw ...

Human rights are universal, inalienable and indivisible. Everyone is entitled to exercise their human rights, without discrimination. Respect for human rights is one of the founding values of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. A new study from University of Chicago Law School researchers ...

(Beirut) – After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates women’s and girls’ rights to equality before ...