Research Output per year
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Research interests
A PhD researcher in business and human rights under the supervision of Professor Jägers. Ben is currently carrying out participatory research on the effects of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights' endorsement of operational-level, non-judicial grievance mechanisms and their role in access to remedy. His focus is on their role relative to the wider system of remedy available to complainants, in order to inform current scholarship with evidence-driven research.
External positions
Human Rights Capacity-Building (Amnesty International Netherlands)
1 Jan 2018 → …Keywords
- International Public Law
- Human Rights
- Business And Human Rights
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- International Law
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Research Output 2014 2018
Impacts of businesses on human rights: Part one - knowing your rights
Thompson, B., 2018, Amnesty International. 220 p. (Biashara Na Haki)Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional
Open Access
File
human rights
Amnesty International
edition
non-governmental organization
Netherlands
The Dutch banking sector agreement on human rights: An exercise in regulation, experimentation or advocacy
Thompson, B., 15 Jun 2018, In : Utrecht Law Review. 14, 2, p. 84-107 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
banking
bank
human rights
regulation
OECD
The Dutch banking sector agreement on human rights: Changing the paradigm from ‘opportunity to affect’ to ‘responsibility to respect’
Thompson, B., 24 Aug 2018Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Other research output
Open Access
Determining criteria to evaluate outcomes of businesses’ provision of remedy: Applying a human rights-based approach
Thompson, B., 2017, In : Business and Human Rights Journal. 2, 1, p. 55-85 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
remedies
human rights
community
empowerment
respect
Srebrenica: Military Chamber of Arnhem Court upholds prosecutor’s decision not to investigate the role of Dutch commanders
Ryngaert, C. & Thompson, B., 27 May 2015Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Other research output
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chamber
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militia
Activities 2017 2018
Researching businesses, human rights, and operational-level non-judicial grievance mechanisms: working out what I am doing
Benjamin Thompson (Speaker)26 Jun 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
Business and Human Rights Forum: Exploring Access to Remedy in the Banking Sector
Benjamin Thompson (Speaker)29 Nov 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
File
Doing Business Right Roundtable
Benjamin Thompson (Speaker)2 Nov 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
Bridging the Gap between Principles and Rules in Financial Institutions’ Human Rights Responsibilities
Benjamin Thompson (Speaker)18 May 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific