West Virginia University College of Law professor Jena Martin spoke at the University of Ottawa on October 30, 2023. Professor Martin's talk was hosted by the university's Human Rights Research and Education Centre as part of the Gordon F. Henderson Chair Business & Human Rights Speaker Series. The title was "Environmental, social, goverance v. business and human rights frameworks: A taxonomy."
On March 9, 2023 West Virginia University College of Law professor Jena Martin delivered a lecture at the University of the West Indies, MonaLaw in Mona, Jamaica. Professor Martin's lecture was titled "Human Rights Law and Business: Corporate Criminality in the Caribbean? How to Detect Human Rights Abuses." The lecture was delivered to an in-person audience and streamed live via zoom.
Find more of Professor Martin's scholarship on SSRN and her SelectedWorks scholarship profile.
West Virginia University College of Law professor Jena Martin will publish a chapter in a forthcoming volume from Edward Elgar Publishing, The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Professor Martin authored "Guiding Principle 8: Ensuring Policy Coherence". The book is available for pre-order now and will be available in March 2023.
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West Virginia College of Law professor Jena Martin recently spoke at the United Nations 10th Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights. The Forum was held virtually, November 29 to December 1, 2021. Professor Martin spoke in a session titled "Confronting racism: using the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to support transformative action". Her remarks centered on a joint project with Tara Van Ho of the University of Essex and Erika George of the University of Utah. A recording of the session is now available: https://media.un.org/asset/k1w/k1w4gj52rf
The project culminated in a publication: Reckoning: A Dialogue About Racism, Antiracists, and Business & Human Rights . The paper was published in Vol. 30 of The Washington International Law Journal.
West Virginia University College of Law professor Jena Martin was featured as a speaker in the University of Essex Human Rights Speaker series on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The series is hosted by the University of Essex Human Rights Centre and the Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub. Professor Martin's talk, titled "Racism and Business & Human Rights" was given with co-authors Erika George and Tara Van Ho. Professors Martin and George, and Dr. Van Ho published Reckoning: A Dialogue about Racism, AntiRacists, and Business & Human Rights in volume 30 of the Washington International Law Journal earlier this year.
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