Certifying Human Rights in Global Supply Chains

April 67, 2017

Schedule

April 6, 2017

Time Session Information
5:00pm – 6:30pm

Certifying Human Rights in Global Supply Chains

Sheffield-Massey Room (TNH 2.111)

Panelists

  • Justine Nolan

    Associate Professor University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law

  • Erika George

    Co-Director, Center for Global Justice; Professor College of Law, The University of Utah

  • Farai Maguwu

    Founding Director Centre for Natural Resource Governance

  • Sean Sellers

    Director of Strategic Partnerships Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Network

Chair

  • Daniel Brinks

    Associate Professor of Government University of Texas at Austin

    Co-director Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Reception

Joseph D. Jamail Pavilion (2.300)

April 7, 2017

Time Session Information
9:00am – 9:15am

Introduction and Welcome

University of Texas School of Law JON 5.206

9:15am – 10:00am

“Transformation through Transparency: Human Rights Corporate Responsibilities and Certifications in the Global Food System”

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Presenter

  • Erika George

    Co-Director, Center for Global Justice; Professor College of Law, The University of Utah

Discussant

10:00am – 10:45am

“Reforming Commodity Certification Systems to Respect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Prospects for the Forestry Stewardship Council and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil”

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Presenter

Discussant

  • Karen Engle

    Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law University of Texas at Austin, School of Law

    Co-director & Founder Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice

10:45am – 11:15am

Morning tea

Robin C. Gibbs Atrium (5.200)

11:15am – 12:00pm

"What Difference Can Certification Regimes Make? Mapuche Claims for Autonomy and the Forestry Industry in Southern Chile"

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Presenters

  • José Aylwin

    Adjunct Professor Universidad Austral de Chile School of Law

    Co-Director Observatorio Ciudadano (Citizens’ Watch)

  • Charles Hale

    Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology University of Texas at Austin

Discussant

  • Luis Cárcamo-Huechante

    Associate Professor Department of Spanish & Portuguese

    Director Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS), University of Texas at Austin

12:00pm – 12:45pm

“Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO): Between Profit and Respect for Human Rights”

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Presenter

Discussant

  • Ana-Isabel Braconnier

    PhD Student Teresa Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies, University of Texas

12:45pm – 1:45pm

Lunch

Robin C. Gibbs Atrium (5.200)

1:45pm – 2:30pm

“The Kimberly Process Certification Scheme and the Continuation of ‘Conflict Diamonds’”

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Presenter

  • Farai Maguwu

    Founding Director Centre for Natural Resource Governance

Discussant

  • Toyin Falola

    Professor of History; Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities; University Distinguished Teaching Professor University of Texas at Austin

2:30pm – 3:15pm

"From Public Relations to Enforceable Agreements: The Bangladesh Accord as a Model for Supply Chain Accountability"

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Presenter

  • Jessica Champagne

    Deputy Director for Field Operations and Strategy Worker Rights Consortium

Discussant

3:15pm – 4:45pm

Afternoon tea

Robin C. Gibbs Atrium (5.200)

3:45pm – 4:30pm

“Feasibility Analysis for Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Programs”

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Presenter

  • Sean Sellers

    Director of Strategic Partnerships Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Network

Discussant

  • Robert Delp

    Director of the Better Builders Program Workers Defense Project

4:30pm – 5:15pm

“Closing Gaps in the Chain: Regulating Respect for Human Rights in Supply Chains and the role of MSIs”

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Presenter

  • Justine Nolan

    Associate Professor University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law

Discussant

  • Ariel Dulitzky

    Clinical Professor and Director, Human Rights Clinic University of Texas at Austin, School of Law

5:15pm – 5:30pm

Closing Remarks

University of Texas School of Law JON 5.206