Comparative study of enabling environments for associations and businesses 2015, para. 15
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Businesses have been chosen as a point of comparison for this report because of their similarities to associations as non-State actors and because they frequently occupy a place of privilege. We live in an era where political discourse often revolves around the economy, jobs and growth. Businesses, particularly large corporations, exert enormous power over the economy, and consequently have great influence with political leaders. Large businesses in particular also tend to have greater wealth, which in turn allows them to harness the power of the State, whether through legal means, for example lobbying and donations to political parties, or through corruption.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
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Special Procedures' report
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Equality & Inclusion
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All
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2015
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SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2015), A/70/266, para. 15.