Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe

Constitutional Law as a Driver for the International Human Rights Law

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ID13019246
AuthorsŁukasz Szoszkiewicz (0000-0001-6671-2893, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume9
Issue1
Pages15-31
Publication date2023-05-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBusiness and Human Rights Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2057-0198 • E-ISSN: 2057-0201
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/bhj.2023.13
OpenAlexW4378229495
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This paper analyses five constitutional developments in Central and Eastern Europe that can impact the domestic implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). Using Czechia, Poland and Slovenia as examples, the paper highlights four potential drivers, namely: (1) the process of constitutionalizing human rights; (2) the proliferation of the doctrine of horizontal effect of constitutional rights; (3) the constitutional legitimacy of state intervention in the free market economy; and (4) the mechanism of judicial review. Furthermore, the author underlines the most significant challenge, which is increasing resistance to international norms in some countries, e.g., Poland. The paper concludes that the jurisprudence of the constitutional courts can facilitate the domestic implementation of the UNGPs, particularly Pillars I (State duty to protect human rights) and III (access to remedy)

Constitutional law · Doctrine · Duty · Fundamental rights · Human rights · International human rights law · Jurisprudence · Legitimacy · Political science · State (computer science · Computer Science · International Arbitration and Investment Law · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Ombudsman and Human Rights

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