Human rights have become an important concern to govern the global economy based of international standards. At present two ...

Human rights have become an important concern to govern the global economy based of international standards. At present two complementing, but also competing approaches shape the discourse. On the one the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights of 2011 and on the other negotiations for an international treaty on the same topic. In her new article “The Struggle for Legitimacy in Business and Human Rights Regulation–A Consideration of the Processes Leading to the UN Guiding Principles and an International Treaty”, INEF Senior Associate Fellow Brigitte Hamm compares the processes leading to these two instruments.

Together with the Käthe Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research, INEF invites submissions of abstracts for ...

Together with the Käthe Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research, INEF invites submissions of abstracts for their joint Annual Conference, which will take place from 22-23 April 2021 under the theme "Ideas for Re-ordering the World in Times of Multiple Crises: Continuity and Change beyond Covid-19."

On the Development and Peace Blog Jannis Saalfeld and Christof Hartmann provide an insight into the complex relationship ...

On the Development and Peace Blog Jannis Saalfeld and Christof Hartmann provide an insight into the complex relationship between Salafism and secular electoral politics in sub-Saharan African countries.

The technologisation and digitisation of public services is advancing rapidly. However, the hoped-for increase in efficiency ...

The technologisation and digitisation of public services is advancing rapidly. However, the hoped-for increase in efficiency and cost reduction is associated with the risks of discrimination and surveillance. The Guatemalan human rights lawyer Renata Ávila Pinto therefore calls for the design of tech interventions in the public sector to be guided more strongly by human rights, democratic rules and the objectives of sustainable development.