Business and IHL

Best practice for Australian organisations with operations in conflict affected areas.

Risks, rights and responsibilities

Doing responsible business in armed conflict: what every Australian business needs to know about international humanitarian law.

Seven indicators of corporate best practice in international humanitarian law

Australian Red Cross and RMIT University have developed seven indicators of corporate best practice in international humanitarian law as a guide for the corporate sector. These indicators aim to assist businesses in enhancing their human rights due diligence by effectively integrating IHL into companies’ existing business and human rights frameworks.

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Doing Responsible Business in Armed Conflict: Risks, Rights and Responsibilities

This publication aims to assist Australian businesses in understanding their risks, rights and responsibilities under international humanitarian law. It has been specifically designed to provide an overview for managers and executives, and supplements existing human rights-oriented guidance documents.

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IHL resource list

The business of war (PDF - 2.1 Mb)

International Humanitarian Law Magazine

Addressing Security and Human Rights Challenges in Complex Environments

A toolkit of concrete good practices to security and human rights challenges aimed at companies, security providers, civil society, national regulators and other practitioners.

The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights

The principles guide companies in conducting a comprehensive human rights risk assessment in their engagement with public and private security providers, to ensure human rights are respected.

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