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Soft law, hard sanctions – Human rights laws and the next risk front facing business

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Legal Business · 2 September 2016 · 19 min read
In-house Legal affairs Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

With human rights issues entering the mainstream of business practice, we teamed up with Herbert Smith Freehills to assess how new standards are changing the way in-house counsel operate

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