Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses A Guide for Victims and NGOs on Recourse Mechanisms

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  • Before you read
  • The guide
    1. Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses: Content of the Guide
    2. Following the Money to Seek Accountability – Using Financial Institutions’ Mechanisms and Engaging with Stakeholders
    3. International Financial Institutions
    4. The World Bank Group
      1. World Bank Inspection Panel
      2. Grievance Redress Service
      3. Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO)
      4. The International centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
      5. Additional Resources
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Additional Resources

  • World Bank Inspection Panel
    http://www.worldbank.org/inspectionpanel/
  • Compliance Advisor Ombudsman
    http://www.cao-ombudsman.org/
  • Grievance Redress Service
    https://www.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/products-and-services/grievance-redress-service
  • Accountability Counsel
    http://www.accountabilitycounsel.org/
  • Accountability Resource Guide, Tools for Redressing Human Rights & Environmental abuse in International Finance and Development, Accountability Counsel, 8th edition, August 2015, available at:
    http://www.accountabilitycounsel.org/
  • CIEL, “International Financial Institutions Program”
    http://ciel.org/Intl_Financial_Inst/index.html
  • Bank Information Center
    http://www.bankinformationcenter.org/
  • World Bank Inspection Panel brochure, Human Rights & Grievance Mechanisms, SOMO
    http://grievancemechanisms.org/
  • Compliance Advisor Ombudsman brochure, Human Rights & Grievance Mechanisms, SOMO and Accountability Counsel
    http://grievancemechanisms.org/
  • Bretton Woods Project
    http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/
  • Inclusive Development International, Following the Money – An Advocate’s Guide to Securing Accountability in Agricultural Investments, Emma Blackmore, Natalie Bugalski and David Pred, September 2015, available at:
    http://www.inclusivedevelopment.net/
  • ICSID
    http://icsid.worldbank.org/ (all cases before the icsid can be found online)
  • Investment Treaty Arbitration - italaw (all cases are available on this webpage)
    http://www.italaw.com/
  • International Institute for Sustainable Development (see international trade section)
    http://www.iisd.org/
  • Investment Arbitration Reporter
    http://www.iareporter.com/
  • Centre for International Environmental Law
    http://www.ciel.org/
  • International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Guide for Potential Amici in International Investment Arbitration, January 2014,
    http://ciel.org/Publications/Guide_PotentialAmici_Jan2014.pdf
  • Marcos A. Orellana, Saûl Baños and Thierry Berger, Brining Community Perspectives to Investor-State Arbitration: The Pac Rim Case, IIED, CIEL & FESPAD, July 2015,
    https://www.ciel.org/news/amicus-brief-highlights-the-environmental-and-human-rights-impacts-of-mining-in-77-million-investment-arbitration-case-available-in-spanish/
  • Kluwer Arbitration blog
    http://kluwerarbitrationblog.com/
  1. The World Bank Group
  2. The International centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
  3. Regional Development Banks