The United Nations is promoting a collaborative study by 15 law firms from around the world to assess how national corporate law principles and practices affect human rights in 40 jurisdictions.
One of the participants is Indian firm Amarchand Mangaldas. “We thought that this would be the right thing for us to put our expertise into,” said Vandana Shroff, a partner who is leading the firm’s involvement in the project.
In a statement, the UN special representative on business and human rights, John Ruggie, said: “The relationship between corporate law and human rights remains poorly understood.
