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Presentation
27.01.2016

Extraterritorial Obligations and Private Actors

Human Rights

Presentation by Jamie Kneen to the newly created Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Unit of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C., as part of the Unit's consultations with civil society organisations regarding its priorities and workplan.

Extraterritorial Obligations and Private Actors

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