IAIA13 Program Updates

Program

Updates

Important Dates

July 2012 Session proposal submission opens
1 September 2012 Deadline for session proposals and requests for special meetings
10 September 2012 Session organizers notified of acceptance status
1 November 2012 Preliminary program posted; paper and poster abstract submission opens
1 January 2013 Deadline for submission of paper and poster abstracts
1 February 2013 Authors notified of paper or poster acceptance status
15 February 2013 Registration and payment deadline for presenters and all individuals to be listed in the final program and proceedings
15 March 2013 Deadline for draft papers
15 April 2013 Paper reviews completed
15 July 2013 Deadline for revised papers
15 August 2013 Deadline for final, formatted papers submitted to HQ for posting in online proceedings

Program Updates

New Session (added 31 October)

Trends in human rights impact assessment in a post-Ruggie world
Conveners: Rita Sully, Sara Bice
IAIA Section: CSRM and SIA

The United Nations’ unanimous endorsement of John Ruggie’s Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights was a watershed moment in the progressive embedding of human rights considerations into regular business practice. Building on the sessions presented at the IAIA Puebla and Porto conferences, this panel will follow the trends and direction of human rights impact assessment in a post-Ruggie World. Many companies are still assessing their approach to human rights impact assessment, and are yet to determine whether to integrate into a broader impact framework or completely reframe to a rights-based approach.