The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of natural resource exploitation projects 2015, para. 25
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- Many States consider that their obligations in relation to human rights apply only within their borders. In recent years, efforts have been made to highlight States' extraterritorial obligations, which are inherent in international human rights law. The Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights were compiled by international experts as a restatement of international law clarifying States' extraterritorial obligations. Although conceived in relation to economic, social and cultural rights, the principles are also applicable to civil and political rights. Of interest to the Special Rapporteur is the obligation for States to adopt and enforce measures to realize rights not only where the threat or harm occurs within their territory, but also "where the corporation or its parent or controlling company, has its center of activity, is registered or domiciled, or has its main place of business or substantial business activities, in the State concerned" (principle 25 (c)). Broadening the concept of responsibility to include more than one State not only strengthens underlying rights, it also increases the chances of victims obtaining redress when violations occur.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/25, para. 25.
- Paragraph number
- 25
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