ABSTRACT
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are now recognized by the United Nations as having human rights responsibilities. The United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights states that businesses must respect human rights and provide redress when they fail in doing so. This chapter analyses these debates and briefly outlines the substance of the guiding principles before turning to research that looks at the capacity of the guiding principles, as realized through non-judicial mechanisms, to provide redress. It focuses on the capacity of these approaches to provide redress for those affected by the activities of MNEs. The chapter reviews the emergence of non-judicial avenues for redress, processes which are associated with diverse institutional settings but which all share an emphasis on practical forms of redress that can make a difference to the lives of those who are affected. Addressing grievance should not derail the process of economic globalization itself nor undermine the benefits MNEs and their supply chains bring.
