The progress of the Business and Human Rights Agenda in Mexico

The implementation of the neoliberal development model in Mexico has caused a mismatch between the political and economic forces, affecting State’s capacity to regulate and control the behavior of large companies. In turn, people affected by the adverse corporate impacts face multiple obstacles to a...

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Autor: Márquez, Daniel Iglesias
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
Repositorio:Homa Publica (Online)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufjf.br:article/30568
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/HOMA/article/view/30568
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:México
Empresas e Direitos Humanos
Princípios Orientadores das Nações Unidas
Tratado vinculante
Mexico
Business and Human Rights
United Nations Guiding Principles
Binding treaty
Empresas y Derechos Humanos
Principios Rectores de las Naciones Unidas
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Sumario:The implementation of the neoliberal development model in Mexico has caused a mismatch between the political and economic forces, affecting State’s capacity to regulate and control the behavior of large companies. In turn, people affected by the adverse corporate impacts face multiple obstacles to access to judicial remedy. This article analyzes the state of the art on the issue of business and human rights in Mexico, particularly regarding the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at the national level and the position of the Mexican State on the elaboration of a binding treaty on this field. This paper examines the progress and the remaining challenges in the area of business and human rights in Mexico.