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Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations
The Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations were officially launched on 13 July 2023 during an event parallel to the High-Level Political Forum in New York. In 2017, a group of legal and human rights experts from around the world undertook a six-year process to examine the landscape of human rights law […]
New Publication on Global Land and Resource Grabbing
The Routledge Handbook of Global Land and Resource Grabbing has just been published. Co-edited by ETO Consortium academic member Andreas Neef (University of Auckland, Nez Zealand), “[this] handbook provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of global land and resource grabbing.” The abstract of the handbook further reads: Global land and resource grabbing has become an increasingly […]
Workshop – Distribution of Responsibility in Protecting Human Rights
Focus on Climate Change & Business and Human rights 26 and 27 June 2023 | University of North Carolina – Asheville This workshop focuses on answering the complex questions surrounding extraterritorial human rights obligations. While the notion of such obligations is widely accepted, the scope and legal consequences of these obligations remain unanswered. This workshop […]
Responding to Crises
Beyond Borders
Global Conference of
the ETO Consortium
16-19 June 2022
Nuremberg (Germany)
Some Publications
Filling Gaps in International Human Rights Law to Address Global Land and Resource Grabbing. Extraterritorial Human Rights Law Obligations of States and the Rights of Future Generations
Traditionally, human rights law (treaties in particular) applies only to the territories of states that have ratified such treaties, and only states are legally bound by these agreements. Yet, as a result of processes of globalization and the conduct of states, corporate actors and international organizations, including their involvement in land and resource grabbing, increasingly […]
12 Policies for States on ETOs
This booklet is meant primarily for public officials and their advisers working in international relations. It could, of course, be useful for everybody else concerned with international affairs. Its purpose is to trigger thought and discussion about the added value of extraterritorial human rights obligations for international policies. This booklet will show that ETOs in […]
14 Misconceptions about ETOs
When discussing ETOs with States – but also sometimes with the human rights community – ETO defenders often face some legal and doctrinal misunderstandings that need to be tackled. One of these misunderstandings relate to the attempted reduction of States’ obligations to territory.The following fourteen misconceptions are frequently encountered when discussing ETOs. This booklet aims […]
Toolkit for Human Rights Beyond Borders
The ETO Consortium published a handbook and a toolkit on how to monitor States’ compliance with their human rights obligations beyond their own territory. The handbook and toolkit “Human Rights Beyond Borders: How to Hold States Accountable for Extraterritorial Violations” aim to serve as a practical guide for human rights advocates and social movements in […]
